This is a tragedy in the making, because the gains available from what has already been agreed upon in the negotiations are considerable, and would provide a major boost to the global economy. Failure would thus constitute a serious indictment of political leaders in major trading countries in both the developed and developing worlds, possibly costing the global economy $700 billion in additional annual income.
发自伦敦——在坚持了十年之后，全球自由贸易多哈回合谈判终于走到了破裂的边缘。这堪称一场正在酝酿的悲剧，因为各方其实可以从已达成的谈判共识中获取可观的收益，并将成为全球经济的重要推动力。而谈判的最终失败将导致各主要发达和发展中贸易国的领导人之间硝烟再起，并可能导致全球经济每年减少7000亿美元的额外收入。