Bridges Daily Update #3 - Technology Trade Deal Reached at Nairobi WTO Ministerial

December 16, 2015

A group of 53 WTO members negotiating a tariff-cutting agreement on information and communication technology goods reached a final deal in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday evening, bringing to a close more than three tumultuous years of talks. 

 

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Topics: NAIROBI MINISTERIAL WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) RULES OF ORIGIN (ROO) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT (ITA)

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)


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