Doha trade talks collapse

The Doha round of global trade talks, now in its seventh year, broke up without agreement on the 29 July 2008 after nine days of tense ministerial level negotiations.

ESO: Background information: The WTO Doha Round Geneva Ministerial, July 2008 http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-wto-doha-round-geneva-ministerial-july-2008-mandelson-warns-on-world-trade-talks/

BBC News, 30.7.08: Dismay at collapse of trade talks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7532302.stm

EurActiv, 30.7.08: World trade talks failure: The endgame? http://www.euractiv.com/en/trade/world-trade-talks-failure-endgame/article-174637

WTO: News, 29.7.08: Day 9: Talks collapse despite progress on a list of issues http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news08_e/meet08_summary_29july_e.htm

BBC News, 29.7.08: Trade talks' failure ends Doha dreams http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7532168.stm

Third World Network (TWN): WTO: Latest news http://www.twnside.org.sg/latestinfo_general.htm

Oxfam, 29.7.08: Oxfam: breakdown of trade talks a missed opportunity http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/pressoffice/?p=1353

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