Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, forecast that the forthcoming 13th ministerial conference could yield "two or three agreements," notably on harmful fisheries subsidies, a moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions, and enhanced flexibilities for developing nations.
In a dialogue with Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Vice President, at the European Civil Society event, Okonjo-Iweala also advocated for an agreement on investment facilitation, currently under negotiation by 110 countries on a plurilateral basis.
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