Concluding the Doha Development Agenda would provide the world economy with a debtfree
stimulus package, thereby sustaining global economic growth. Implementing what is
already on the table would generate a $68 billion annual increase in world exports.
However, by some estimates, a final Doha Round agreement could contribute as much as
$280 billion annually to the global GDP.4
Over the past 60 years, the multilateral trading
system has contributed to improving the standard of living of billions of people across the
world by creating new economic opportunities and providing greater choice and lower
prices to consumers. Concluding the Doha Round in 2011 would inject much needed trade
growth in the global economy, and in turn boost business confidence and fuel increased
private investment.