with Kazakhstan set to become the 162nd on Nov 30, and Libe ria having recently agreed its member ship terms Liberia and Afghanistan both negoti- ated their WTO entry after a special deal introduced in 2011 to help least devel- oped countries join the Geneva-based world body. Six other countries are eligible for the same deal and are negotiating to join, including Sudan, Ethiopia and Equato rial Guinea other countries that are not yet mem bers include Algeria, Belarus, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Serbia and Uzbekistan. REUTERS