Tag: Pascal Lamy

• Friday, May 27th 2011 - 09:15 UTC

  Lamy calls G20 not to fall prey of protectionism; points to Russia and Argentina

  

  World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy warned world leaders that adopting protectionist measures can have “devastating effects” on the global economy. Addressing the G 20 group Lamy called on the leaders to resist “the temptations of protectionism”.

• Thursday, April 28th 2011 - 06:35 UTC

  WTO members to openly discuss an alternative to the failing Doha round

  

  The World Trade Organization's 153 member nations will openly discuss for the first time an alternative to the failing Doha round of global trade talks, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

• Monday, April 25th 2011 - 06:43 UTC

  WTO warns Doha Round talks are at ‘serious risk’: crucial meeting 29 April

  

  The head of the World Trade Organization warned the decade-old Doha Round talks on a new global commerce deal involving billions of dollars are at “serious risk” because of differences over cutting tariffs on industrial goods.

• Thursday, April 21st 2011 - 06:54 UTC

  WTO Lamy launches ‘confessionals’ of hope to try and salvage the Doha Round

  

  Pascal Lamy head of the World Trade Organization is holding talks to try and salvage the ailing Doha Round of trade liberalization talks that have been stalled for almost a decade.

• Thursday, April 7th 2011 - 18:26 UTC

  Global trade forecasted to grow 6.5% this year after a record 14.5% in 2010

  

  Global commerce will grow 6.5% this year after expanding a record 14.5% in 2010 as economies from China to Brazil recover from the worst recession in six decades, the World Trade Organization said on Thursday.

• Friday, February 25th 2011 - 06:36 UTC

  Brazil wants global trade talks, ‘but will not make new concessions’

  

  Brazil's Foreign Affairs ministry told U.S. officials on Thursday that Brazil wants global talks at the World Trade Organization to move forward, but can't make any new concessions.

• Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 04:19 UTC

  WTO warns rich countries stimulus can jeopardize trade and investments

  

  Stimulus and bailout packages undertaken to cope with the economic crisis can have an impact on trade and investment and need to be managed carefully, according to the head of the World Trade Organization.

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 23:59 UTC

  International trade forecasted to grow 13.5% in 2010, says WTO

  

  International trade will expand by an unprecedented 13.5 this year, the World Trade Organization said, revising its forecast because of a faster-than-expected recovery in flows of global commerce.