International activists protest against the WTO (World Trade Organisation) conference in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on December 3, 2013. The 9th Ministerial conference will be held in Bali on November 3-6. AFP PHOTO /SONNY TUMBELAKA
NUSA DUA: The WTO launched a frantic drive to salvage its floundering efforts to liberalise global trade at a summit laced with potential make-or-break implications for the body’s global influence.
WTO chief Roberto Azevedo implored trade ministers to reach a modest agreement on key trade issues on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, in hopes it will keep alive a stumbling 12-year-old effort to slash international trade barriers.
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