IQsensato – The Eighth World Trade Organization(WTO) Ministerial Conference is slated to take place at the Geneva International Conference Centre from the 15th to 17th December 2011. No breakthroughs or deals are expected at the Conference on the Doha Round of Trade Negotiations as such. The trade ministers in addition to adopting some basic Decisions will essentially come together to discuss three broad topics, namely the “Importance of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO”, “Trade and Development” and “Doha Development Agenda.” The accessions of Russia, Samoa and Montenegro will also be finalised at the meeting. With these three countries joining the organization WTO membership will rise to 156.