Hopes of a breakthrough in the stalled Doha trade negotiations at World Trade Organisation gathering this week have faded after the conference chairwoman rejected calls for a new approach. Diplomats say failure to reach agreement on the future of the Doha framework at the WTO biennial ministerial conference, which starts in Nairobi on Tuesday and runs for four days, could scupper the chance of an agreement on the myriad substantive issues being debated.

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Topics: NAIROBI MINISTERIAL WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE DOHA ROUND WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)

Regions: AFRICA

Authors: FINANCIAL TIMES