After 14 years of talks, members of the World Trade Organization have effectively ended the Doha round of negotiations. ... At a meeting of the W.T.O. in mid-December in Nairobi, trade ministers from more than 160 countries failed to agree that they should keep the negotiations going.

When did the Doha round end?

Held in Nairobi, the Tenth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference ended on 19 December, 24 hours later than planned.

Why did the Doha Round fail?

Though it seems that the main reason behind the failure of the Doha Rounds are systemic problems, linked to rule and regulations of the global financial bodies; but the process of discussion has been politicised gradually among the two mainstream blocs- developed and developing countries.