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Report from Geneva, VI

I sympathize with journalists who have to fill a newspaper even when there is nothing to report. There is a lot going on here in Geneva, but most of it has continued to be the small group meetings and...

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Report from Geneva, VII

Two steps forward, and one step back. Or is it one step forward and two back? At any rate there was no forward movement in the WTO talks today. This morning, the U.S. had some very pointed words for...

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Doha: Hope Springs…Sigh

Reuters, “Hopes fading for Doha breakthrough: Canadian aide“: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prospects are dimming for a breakthrough in world trade talks before President George W. Bush leaves office in...

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Pascal Lamy Examines Trade in a Time of Financial Crisis

WTO Director General Pascal Lamy’s speech Wednesday at the University of California Berkeley is an outstanding survey of the value of global trade, even more valuable when the financial crisis is...

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WTO’s Pascal Lamy Talks to U.S. Manufacturers

From Reuters, “WTO’s Lamy presses US manufacturers on Doha deal“: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy urged U.S. manufacturers demanding deeper tariff cuts in...

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In Anticipation of G20, the WTO Says Watch Out for Protectionism

Washington Post, “WTO Says Protectionism Could Prolong Recession“: Facing pressure to keep jobs at home, leaders around the world have edged closer to protectionism, which could eventually choke global...

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Cracking the Wrong Nuts

In the November 4, 2009, Toronto Globe and Mail, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy was quoted as saying that a Doha round deal can be concluded soon: “We are nearly there,” he...

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Report from Geneva, VI

I sympathize with journalists who have to fill a newspaper even when there is nothing to report. There is a lot going on here in Geneva, but most of it has continued to be the small group meetings and...

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Report from Geneva, VII

Two steps forward, and one step back. Or is it one step forward and two back? At any rate there was no forward movement in the WTO talks today. This morning, the U.S. had some very pointed words for...

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Doha: Hope Springs…Sigh

Reuters, “Hopes fading for Doha breakthrough: Canadian aide“: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prospects are dimming for a breakthrough in world trade talks before President George W. Bush leaves office in...

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Pascal Lamy Examines Trade in a Time of Financial Crisis

WTO Director General Pascal Lamy’s speech Wednesday at the University of California Berkeley is an outstanding survey of the value of global trade, even more valuable when the financial crisis is...

View Article

WTO’s Pascal Lamy Talks to U.S. Manufacturers

From Reuters, “WTO’s Lamy presses US manufacturers on Doha deal“: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy urged U.S. manufacturers demanding deeper tariff cuts in...

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In Anticipation of G20, the WTO Says Watch Out for Protectionism

Washington Post, “WTO Says Protectionism Could Prolong Recession“: Facing pressure to keep jobs at home, leaders around the world have edged closer to protectionism, which could eventually choke global...

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Cracking the Wrong Nuts

In the November 4, 2009, Toronto Globe and Mail, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy was quoted as saying that a Doha round deal can be concluded soon: “We are nearly there,” he...

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