The Doha trade talks were supposed to be finished by now, culminating in an ambitious agreement to free trade in farm goods and services.

ECONOMIST: Trading places

By the end of 2004, there was to be an ambitious agreement on freeing trade in farm goods and services, with the emphasis on helping the poorest countries.

ECONOMIST: 2005 will be a vital year for free-trade talks

Since the Chile Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 2004, our exports of goods there are up 300%, supporting an estimated 70, 000 jobs in the United States today.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

"About 80% of the goods, in my estimate, that come under the trade agreement are smuggled back through Pakistan's large porous border, " he said.

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The new agreement between America and Europe should boost transatlantic trade in electrical goods, but the deal also gives American and European products an edge in each other's markets over goods from other countries.

ECONOMIST: Are regional trade agreements a good idea?

In addition to internet-based measures, the agreement also seeks to curb trade of counterfeited physical goods.

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