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Q82 (IAS/2009) International Relations & Global Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings › International trade regimes Answer Verified

NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following ?

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The term NAMA-11 refers to a coalition of developing-country delegations that coordinate positions in the Non‑Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The NAMA-11 grouping (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Namibia, Philippines, South Africa, Tunisia and Venezuela) is explicitly described in relation to NAMA bargaining at the WTO [1]. NAMA itself is the WTO negotiating strand on tariff and non‑tariff reductions for non‑agricultural products and is part of the Doha Round/Doha Development Agenda trade negotiations conducted under the WTO auspices [3]. Therefore references to NAMA‑11 concern World Trade Organization affairs.

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  1. [1] https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/NAMA_tU_statement.pdf
  2. [2] Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 18: International Economic Institutions > Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) > p. 542
  3. [3] Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 13: International Organizations > 13.12 WTO – Doha Development Agenda > p. 391
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