14th December 2005
Hong Kong Trade and Development Symposium Session 2.3: Assessing the Poverty Impacts of the Doha Development Agenda
The ongoing multilateral trade negotiations are approaching a critical moment with the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) has raised significant expectations among developing countries and this session will address the following questions:
What are the required characteristics of a successful DDA from a development perspective?
How can industrialized and developing countries contribute to a successful conclusion of the round?
What are the potential poverty impacts of the DDA?
Agenda
Chair:
Uri Dadush, Director, International Trade Department, The World Bank
Speakers:
Bernard Hoekman, Senior Adviser, Development Research Group/Trade Department, The World Bank
Eduardo Perez-Motta, President, Federal Competition Commission, Mexico
Gonzalo Fanjul Suarez, Head of Research, OXFAM
Kym Anderson, Lead Economist, Development Research Group/Trade Department, The World Bank
Questions & Answer
Organisers
World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. It is owned by 184 member countries and its mission is global poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards.
World Bank Institute (WBI) is the capacity development arm of the World Bank. It helps countries share and apply global and local knowledge to meet development challenges. In the area of trade, WBI seeks to enhance the capacity of developing countries to put in place sound national trade policies and institutions for poverty reduction and development. In addition, WBI assists developing countries to effectively participate in multilateral and regional trade negotiations.