The timing of the Doha round could not be more significant, as an economic slowdown has given rise to a new wave of protectionist sentiment.
多哈回合谈判的时机极其重要,因为经济滑坡已造成新一波保护主义情绪的抬头。
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For Brazil's big sugar companies the timing is perfect: the credit crunch set off a wave of consolidation in an industry that had been resistant to it.