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We also know that without
We also know that without fairer trade rules and private investment,
poor countries will not generate the growth needed to lift themselves
out of poverty.We will press for the conclusion of an ambitious trade
deal that will completely open markets to exports from poorer countries;
for further reform of rich countries’ agricultural subsidies,
including the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and a 2010 timetable
to end agricultural export subsidies.We do not believe poor countries
should be forced to liberalise.We will allow them to sequence their
trade reforms, so they can build their capacity to compete globally.