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WTO chief Pascal Lamy looks for light at the end of the Doha tunnel (Photo: European Commission)

WTO in 'crisis' after talks fail, Lamy says

With another failed world trade meeting pushing the WTO into a crisis, the head of the organisation, Pascal Lamy, is set to step up negotiating efforts.

More than 60 ministers of the 149 WTO members took part in the so-called Doha development round meeting in Geneva over the weekend (30 June-2 July), where they tried to reach an agreement on tariff reductions on the imports of agricultural and industrial goods.

"I will not beat about the bush," Mr Lamy said after the meeting in a ...

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WTO chief Pascal Lamy looks for light at the end of the Doha tunnel (Photo: European Commission)

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