It may now split between a pragmatic camp, led by Brazil, and Mr Chávez's ideological one.Such prickliness will be especially awkward after the apparent collapse of multilateral trade negotiations, which is likely to encourage trade accords within and between regions (see article).
See articleIndia and America came to an agreement on food security, an issue that had derailed the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement, a big multilateral trade deal.
He followed multilateralism in trade, and even had a round of multilateral trade negotiations at the GATT named after him.Mr President, history beckons.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), set of multilateral trade agreements aimed at the abolition of quotas and the reduction of tariff duties among the contracting nations.
A broad, gold-standard trade agreement across the Atlantic could be such a catalyst for reigniting support for multilateral trade liberalization, bringing W.T.O.
The Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations remains becalmed, beset by squabbles over agricultural trade.
Regional and bilateral trade agreements are gaining appeal, even though they are inferior to multilateral trade.
The creation of the World Trade Organization Group of 20 transformed the pattern of multilateral trade negotiations for good.
Multilateral trade deals should in principle grease the wheels of commerce.
WELL before September 11th, a new round of multilateral trade talks was urgent.
