Staff writer
Japan and Saudi Arabia appear to be inching toward a basic deal regarding the oil-rich country's entry into the World Trade Organization, now that Riyadh has made a significant trade concession.
According to government sources, the concession would cut Saudi Arabia's maximum tariff rates for imported industrial products in half, from 30 percent to 15 percent on average.
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