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WTO and SDT

Doha Round Briefing Series

Clear and concise background on the Doha Round

Authors: ; International Institute for Sustainable Development; International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Publisher: International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005

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This set of 13 briefing papers provide an update on events leading up to and beyond the Kong Hong Ministerial Meeting in December 2005, written in an accessible way. They provide necessary contextual information on the complex agreements and policies encompassed by Doha; a diary of events in the months running up to Hong Kong, and reflections on the Ministerial itself. The topics covered are:

  • implementation-related issues and concerns
  • agriculture
  • trade in services
  • market access for non-agricultural products
  • intellectual property rights
  • trade facilitation
  • negotiations on WTO rules
  • review of the dispute settlement and understanding
  • trade and environment
  • trade, debt and finance
  • trade and transfer of technolocy
  • techical assistance and capacity-building, and
  • special and differential treatment