G4 trade partners struggle to save Doha round

(Reuters) - Trade powers struggled on Thursday to salvage world trade talks, but gave few clues of how close they were to a breakthrough on agriculture and other sensitive concerns.

Without an agreement soon between the United States, the European Union, India and Brazil, the Doha round of talks could fail or go into the deep freeze for years.


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Global trade round talks on goods seen blocked

(Reuters) - Major global trade talks on cutting goods tariffs were reported blocked on Friday, heightening gloom among negotiators over prospects for a successful outcome to the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round.

Trade sources and diplomats said talks over the past few days on the goods dossier, known by the acronym NAMA, had shown no movement towards closing the gap between developed and developing countries.


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Coming weeks are make-or-break for WTO: UK's Blair

(Reuters) - World trade powers must agree on the headline figures for a long-delayed global free trade deal within the next three weeks or the current round of talks will fail, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday.

Blair said he still thought it possible to get a deal on the World Trade Organisation's Doha round, but that failure to do so would be a blow to confidence in world trade.


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