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WTO: Another Attempt at Fighting Irrelevance
The eighth ministerial of the World Trade Organisation was on the surface an inconsequential meeting of an organisation fighting a descent into irrelevance. But there were attempts by the powerful economies to craft a plurilateral approach that would keep out the majority of WTO member countries.
D Ravi Kanth (dravi_kanth@hotmail.com) is a journalist and commentator on trade and international economy issues based in Geneva.