JULY 2008 PACKAGE: BRIEFING NOTES
Groups in the WTO
A number of countries have formed coalitions in the WTO. These groups often speak with one voice using a single spokesperson or negotiating team. Below are the compositions of some of the most active groupings in the WTO.
Other briefing notes:
> Director-General's letter to journalists
> Agriculture
> Non-agricultural market access (NAMA)
> Services
> Rules
> Intellectual property
> Other Doha issues
> Aid for Trade
> Jargon buster
> Country groupings
Regional groups | ||
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Groups |
Description |
Countries |
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries |
Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Fiji; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Rwanda; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Suriname; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Trinidad and Tobago; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
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All African WTO members
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Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Nineteen WTO members and two governments in accession negotiations: |
Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States; Viet Nam |
European Union, in the WTO officially called the European Communities |
Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom |
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Customs union |
Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay |