IBSAC (India, Brazil, South Africa, China): A Potential Developing Country Coalition in WTO Negotiations

Abstract

The IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) came into being in middle of 2003 with the meeting of the heads of Governments of the three countries on the sidelines of the Evian Summit. Since then the three countries have collaborated at times in the WTO multilateral negotiation forums. Another leading developing country, China has occasionally collaborated with IBSA during WTO negotiations. The current analysis explores the possible emergence of IBSAC as a negotiating coalition at the WTO forums.

Keywords: Negotiations, International Trade Organizations

JEL Classification: F51, F13