Developing nations take on bigger role in WTO

  • 23/11/1999

  • International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)

With big industrial nations struggling to agree on a framework for the next round of talks on liberalizing world trade, developing countries, which often balked at such efforts in the past, are investing a newfound zeal in the process. The deeper involvement of developing nations comes partly with their growing dependance on export markets, particularly after the recent global economic crisis, officials say.