Trade Talk Rebound

What appeared exceedingly grim several months ago now has a decent chance of succeeding.

Talks aimed at expanding global trade may soon culminate in a framework agreement in July, setting the final state for negotiations on agriculture, industrial goods and other issues following the November U.S. presidential election.

The talks were jumpstarted recently by a European Union proposal calling for a phase-out of farm export subsidies.

Posted by Jim Langcuster at May 18, 2004 10:29 AM | TrackBack