The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 17 December … the developmentfront, and to clarify what remains to be done for the poorest, smallest and most vulnerable WTO Members …. Failure to address adequately the interests of the WTO's poorest and most vulnerable member states not only damages the …

Ethiopia’s formal request to join the WTO was submitted on 13 January 2003, following more than a decade long …-oriented economy. Joining the WTO was considered as an additional step forward fully consistent with the country’s gradual economic … transition process. However, more than eleven years down the line, Ethiopia is still nowhere near joining the WTO. Sixteen …