Intense negotiations seem to be on the cards in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) "mini-ministerial" meeting on the Doha Round of trade talks, now under way in Geneva, but the chances of hammering out a deal appear slim.

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P>Intense negotiations seem to be on the cards in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) "mini-ministerial" meeting on the Doha Round of trade talks, now under way in Geneva, but the chances of hammering out a deal appear slim.

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