Group No.

7
Swati Dalmia Kishan Gupta Deep Kapoor Samata Mundra Rushabh Sanghvi Ashish Maheshwari

DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

Commenced in Nov 2001 Before Doha Doha 2001 Main issues addressed Current Progress

Agricultural Issue
3 Areas of Negotiation Domestic Subsidies (Domestic Support) Export Subsidies Tariffs

Issues
Domestic Subsidies (Domestic Support) 1. The developed countries are on the defensive in the agriculture negotiations 2. And asked for concessions from the developing countries to enable them to lower their agricultural subsidies. Export Subsidies 1. The EU takes the route of direct payment of export subsidies 2. US mostly adopts other equivalent measures in the form of export credits, export credit guarantees, insurance programmes etc 3. Subsidized exports put the survival of the farmers of the developing countries at grave risk

Cont.
Tariffs Exceptions to this tariff reduction 1. Sensitive products 2. Special Products 3. Special Safeguard Mechanism (Based on Price Trigger & Import Quantity)

NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS (NAMA)

1 Developed countries have generally low levels of tariffs, their average tariff being about 5 percent 2 Developing countries have generally high levels of tariffs, their average being 28-30 percent. Issue Developing countries had been burdened with nearly one-and-a-half times heavier tariff reduction compared to that on the developed countries

Service Issue
Accounting Services
Air Transport Services Computer-Related Services

Construction Services

Cont.
Financial Services Telecommunication Services

Energy Services
Postal and Courier Services, including Express Delivery

Intellectual property(Trips)
Issues:-

Public Health
Geographical Indications 1. Multilateral System Of Notification And Registration Of Geographical Indications For Wines And Spirits 2. Members debate cigarette plain-packagings impact on trademark rights Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity Technology Transfer

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

AREA OF NEGOTIATIONS 1. Principles Part of DOHA ministerial declaration The needs and interests of developing and leastdeveloped countries at the heart of the Doha Work Programme 2. Special and Differential Treatment The Council recalls Ministers' decision in Doha to review all S&D treatment provisions with a view to strengthening them and making them more precise, effective and operational.

Developing
Change to S&D provisions Keep proposals Set short deadlines

Developed
Study S&D provisions Send proposals Keep deadlines open

3. Other Development Issues These particular concerns of developing countries, including relating to food security, Rural development, Livelihood, Preferences Commodities Net food imports, As well as prior unilateral liberalisation, should be taken into consideration, as appropriate, in the course of the Agriculture and NAMA negotiations

ISSUES
Cross-cutting Issues To identify those special and differential treatment provisions that are already mandatory in nature To consider the legal and practical implications for developed and developing Members of converting special and differential treatment measures into mandatory provisions To examine additional ways in which special and differential treatment provisions can be made more effective

TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT

Introduction Area of Negotiation Eliminating Trade barriers on environmental goods and services. Fisheries subsidies

Issues on trade and environment

1. Trade barriers on environmental goods and services. Ministers also agreed to negotiations on the reduction or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers to environmental goods and services. Examples of environmental goods and services are, air filters or consultancy services on wastewater management.

Cont.
2. Fisheries subsidies. Ministers agreed to clarify and improve WTO rules that apply to fisheries subsidies. The issue of fisheries subsidies has been studied in the Trade and Environment Committee for several years. Some studies demonstrate these subsidies can be environmentally damaging if they lead to too many fishermen chasing too few fish.

MIGA
Miga convention & mission Insured more than $24 billion World bank, IFC and other organization Member countries Eligible clients

Guarantees issued
Currency inconvertibility & transfer restriction Expropriation War, terrorism & civil disturbance Breach of contract Non-honoring of sovereign financial obligations Small investment program For SMES For SMIS

Examples
Project name Guarantee holder Investor country Host country Sector Gross exposure($million) Fiscal year Status Project number Bakhresa Grain Milling (Rwanda) Limited Bakhresa Group Tanzania Rwanda Manufacturing 14.6 2011 Proposed 9714

Environmental category Date SPG disclosed

Projected board date ESRS

B May 20, 2011

June 23, 2011 ESRS for Bakhresa Grain Milling in Rwanda

Project name Project Id Fiscal year Status Guarantee Holder

Befesa Seawater Desalination Project 9286 2012 Proposed -Standard Bank of South Africa -Befesa Water Projects S.L., Spain Spain, South Africa Ghana B Water June 17, 2011 August 18, 2011

Investor Country Host country Environmental Category Sector Date of SPG disclosed Projected Board Date

Gross exposure
Project Type

$ 203 million
Non-SIP