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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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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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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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 ArticleWTO’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...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleCracking 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...
View ArticleReport 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...
View ArticleReport 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...
View ArticleDoha: 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...
View ArticlePascal 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 ArticleWTO’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...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleCracking 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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