WTO fails to deliver midyear deals, shows support for reappointing DG

World Trade Organization members on Monday failed to approve proposals on key issues but did express significant support for reappointing Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on an accelerated timeline, although she has not yet said if she will seek a second term. The agenda for a General Council meeting that began on Monday and will continue on Tuesday was originally set to include a handful of proposals up for approval -- on a fisheries subsidies addendum agreement, an agriculture roadmap, a plurilateral...