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Article: US presses for service trade openings in Doha.
- Article from:
- Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)
- Article date:
- October 14, 2009
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Byline: Reuters
WASHINGTON: The United States cannot agree to a world trade deal until more concessions are made for big banks, insurance companies and other service companies, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
"We know that the biggest gains to the global economy are likely to derive from multilateral services liberalization, but the offers on the table right now fail to deliver on that promise," U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said.
"We have said flat out that there will be no deal without a solid result on services, which would result in new market opportunities, but we believe that a positive outcome is still achievable," Kirk ...