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The 12th ministerial

An MC12 package emerges: Partial fisheries deal, TRIPS waiver, e-commerce

June 16, 2022 at 1:10 PM
GENEVA – After five days, long hours and a lot of consternation, the World Trade Organization may finally be close to delivering its 12th ministerial conference deal, a package poised to include agreements in two of the most-watched negotiations in Geneva: A limited fisheries subsidies pact and an agreement on new intellectual property flexibilities for producing vaccines, according to multiple trade officials here close to the negotiations. The package is also likely to include an extension of the moratorium on...


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