World Trade Organization : Limited Progress at Hong Kong Ministerial Clouds Prospects for Doha Agreement

The World Trade Org. (WTO) Doha Dev't. RoundÓ of global trade talks, launched in Doha, Qatar, in Nov. 2001, is a once in a generation opportunityÓ to expand trade. Due to various require., concluding the negotiations in 2006 is essential for a Doha agree. to qualify for congressional consid. under U.S. Trade Promotion Auth. (TPA), which expires July 1, 2007. A ministerial meeting among the WTO's 149 members was held on Dec. 13-18, 2005, in Hong Kong, China, to make decisions needed to advance the talks. This report: provides the status of the Doha negotiations on the eve of the Hong Kong ministerial; reviews the outcome of the Hong Kong ministerial; & discusses the prospects for concluding the Doha Round before TPA expires in July 2007. Ill.Yager, Loren is the author of 'World Trade Organization : Limited Progress at Hong Kong Ministerial Clouds Prospects for Doha Agreement', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422307243 and ISBN 1422307247.