U.S. role in WTO talks unclear as others prep for ministerial outcomes

The United States' continued “period of reflection” at the World Trade Organization has kept members unsure of what role the U.S. will play as members seek outcomes in various areas for the body's 11th ministerial conference, according to Geneva sources. Members are pursuing potential outcomes on agriculture, fisheries subsidies and domestic regulation for the ministerial, which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in December. The weeks before the WTO's August break saw a flurry of proposals come in on...