The eighth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in mid-December will be held at a time when the global trading system faces considerable challenges, including a deteriorating global economic environment and mounting trade tensions.

An in-depth discussion of the impact on developing countries of unilateral trade preferences programs.

Ambassador Mia Horn commented on the progress of the WTO Aid for Trade Task Force; Sherman Katz moderated the discussion with comments by Congressman Jim Kolbe and Dr. Bernard Hoekman of the World Bank.