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Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12)

Outcomes for agriculture and fisheries












Avesani, C. 2022. Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) – Outcomes for agriculture and fisheries. Trade policy briefs, No. 49. Rome.



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