WTO governments pledge 30m Swiss francs to help developing countries in new trade round WTO member governments promised, on 11 March 2002, to double the targeted 15 million Swiss francs to help developing countries participate in the Doha Development Agenda. Director-General Mike Moore described this as a "remarkable outcome" that will help "ensure that the world's most vulnerable countries have a more effective voice in the new Trade Round". See press release: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres02_e/pr279_e.htm Director General's opening speech: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/spmm_e/spmm79_e.htm:
