Global: "WTO moving closer to trade deal"

The World Trade Organization is moving closer to a global trade deal, but greater flexibility and concessions are needed, top officials have said. WTO trade ministers are in Geneva this week hoping to revive the ongoing Doha round of talks that have stalled over problem areas such as agriculture. Poorer nations want greater access to richer markets, while the US and Europe are fighting over subsidy levels. US trade chief said the sides are now "relatively close".