Trade agreement could promote development, but specifics will determine whether potential is realized.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 December 2005-WORLD BANK: Trade agreement could promote development, but specifics will determine whether potential is realized(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08122005 WASHINGTON - Negotiations to liberalize trade pose real challenges for developing countries. Good agreements can do much to promote development and poverty reduction, but good outcomes are not automatic.

A new publication from the World Bank, Trade, Doha and Development - A Window into the Issues features essays on the key issues in making trade agreements work for development. It provides short, fact-filled analyses of the main elements of the Doha Development Agenda, regional trade negotiations, and the "aid for trade" debate. "Particularly important in the upcoming...