Will consensus on Doha be reached in Nairobi

NAIROBI: Ministerial conferences are the World Trade Organisations (WTO) highest decision-making organ and are held biennially to take decisions on matters under a myriad of the multilateral trade agreements.

The Doha Round, which is the current round of trade negotiations among WTO membership, began in 2001 and aims at improving trade prospects of less developed countries in nine key areas; agriculture, non-agricultural market access (Nama), services, trade facilitation, development (special and differential treatment), rules, trade and environment, Trips and dispute settlement.