WTO's Doha Round

With less than six months to go before the Hong Kong ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation, there is no sign of movement forward on the contentious issues of trade in agriculture and market access in industrial goods. Yet, the contours of a deal can also be seen. Hong Kong will be a test for the new WTO chief, Pascal Lamy, who as the European Commission trade commissioner pushed for the launch of the Doha round in 2001.