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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) launched an additional round of trade talks at Doha, Qatar in November 2001. The "‘Doha Round" was billed as a development round which would focus on the needs of developing countries. Initially intended to be completed by the end of 2004, the talks have progressed only slowly, hit by disagreements, in particular over agriculture. This paper summarizes the Doha Round’s launch and progress in almost five years of negotiations, the prospects for resumption, as well as the possible consequences of long-term suspension, or even collapse.