Catégorie Trade
Interview for Forbes about trade
Forbes: Global trade fell about 12% in 2009. What caused this precipitous fall? How does global trade look this year and what can be done to increase global trade? Lamy: The picture this year is much brighter, but you are right, last year was a bad year for trade. There were two things that lead […]
World trade contracted 12 percent in 2009: WTO’s Lamy
Global trade contracted by about 12 percent in 2009 but has started to pick up, the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Wednesday. WTO Director General Pascal Lamy said the Organization had revised its previous estimate of a contraction of about 10 percent in 2009 but gave no forecast for 2010. « World […]
Reuters – Lamy reappointed WTO chief for second term
Geneva – Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) reappointed Pascal Lamy as director-general for a second four-year term, the WTO said Thursday. The 62-year-old Frenchman was the only candidate to head the body that referees world trade and was approved by consensus at a meeting of the WTO General Council.
Business Week – WTO gives Pascal Lamy another 4 years as boss
The World Trade Organization’s 153 members approved on Thursday another four-year term for Director-General Pascal Lamy, who ran unopposed for the top job. Lamy, a 62-year-old member of the French Socialist Party, has headed the WTO since 2005. His second term will start Sept. 1.
The Hindu – Lamy reappointed WTO chief
Geneva/New Delhi (PTI) The WTO on Thursday announced the re-appointment Pascal Lamy as its Director-General, who has been heading the multi-lateral agency since September 2005, making strenuous efforts to conclude a global trade deal.
Les Echos – Pascal Lamy réélu à la tête de l’OMC
Seul candidat en lice, le Français est reconduit à la tête de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce pour quatre ans. Sa priorité : se consacrer au cycle de Doha sur la libéralisation du commerce mondial, dont les négociations piétinent depuis huit ans.
