The WTO Doha Trade Round - Unlocking the Negotiations and Beyond
Policy Papers, November 16, 2011
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- Published: November 16, 2011
- Series: Policy Papers
Update on Doha negotiations and outlook
- Provides an update on the status of Doha negotiations.
- Offers an outlook on significant non-Doha trade issues that should be tackled in the near future.
- Structure of the note:
- Section II: Investigates what has stalled progress on Doha since the IMF Executive Board was last briefed in October 2008 (World Bank and IMF, 2008).
- Section III: Illustrates that notable gains would come from a Doha conclusion, both from actual new market access and from the added trade security that Doha would bring.
- Section IV: Suggests that the time may now have come to devote more resources to discussing important non-Doha issues at the WTO.
- Section V: Concludes that the Fund should continue to support both a Doha conclusion as well as the important work on non-Doha issues.
Causes of stalled progress (Section II)
- Investigates factors that have stalled progress on Doha since October 2008.
- Emphasizes historical briefing point: IMF Executive Board last briefed in October 2008 (World Bank and IMF, 2008).
Gains from a Doha conclusion (Section III)
- Highlights potential gains from concluding Doha:
- Actual new market access.
- Added trade security provided by a Doha conclusion.
- Characterizes these gains as "notable."
Non-Doha issues and shifting resources (Section IV)
- Argues the time may have come to devote more resources to important non-Doha issues at the WTO.
- Positions non-Doha work as an important complement or alternative focus to Doha negotiations.
IMF policy conclusion and recommendations (Section V)
- Recommends the Fund should:
- Continue to support a Doha conclusion.
- Continue to support important work on non-Doha issues.
Source: The WTO Doha Trade Round - Unlocking the Negotiations and Beyond; IMF, November 16, 2011. Canonical URL: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/the-wto-doha-trade-round-unlocking-the-negotiations-and-beyond-pp4625
Content in this bundle
- 1. Estimated Global Welfare Gains Through Doha