WTO ag retreat brings 'constructive spirit,’ but future of talks still murky

A World Trade Organization retreat focused on jumpstarting the agriculture negotiations succeeded in bringing out an “extremely constructive spirit” in members, according to the head of the organization, but a clear path forward for the long intractable talks remains elusive. The retreat, held on Monday, is the second of at least three proposed by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and others with the hope that such informal talks will get the negotiating juices flowing more freely. A fisheries subsidies retreat was held...