Archives de Tag: Director-General of The World Trade Organization (2005-2013)
Race for the WTO hot-seat leans toward Africa
By Benjamin Fox | EURACTIV.com COVID-19’s potential to wreck long-term damage on global commerce means the World Trade Organisation (WTO) faces a crucial period under a new director-general, who may end up hailing from Africa for the very first time. The WTO endured a tough few years before the coronavirus pandemic. After India and China were the main […]
Qui pour reprendre la tête de l’OMC? Interview de Pascal Lamy
Interview de Pascal Lamy, ancien directeur de l’OMC, dans l’émission Forum de la Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) Podcast à réécouter ici
Rules of Origin in International Trade:”Spaghetti bowl” to “Kill rules”!
Rules of origin in international trade is like a passport required for travel overseas. These are used to determine the “nationality” of goods traded in the global market place. Yet, ironically no internationally agreed-upon rules of origin exist. By Ravi Bangar Rules of origin in international trade is like a passport required for travel overseas. […]
L’UE peut prendre des mesures de protection commerciale sur l’environnement
Pascal Lamy, ancien commissaire européen au Commerce (entre 1999 et 2004), ancien directeur général de l’OMC (de 2005 à 2013) et président émérite de l’Institut Jacques Delors, a publié début juin avec Geneviève Pons, directrice générale Europe de l’Institut et, notamment, ancienne directrice du bureau européen de WWF, passée elle aussi par la Commission européenne (voir encadré), […]
COVIDcast: The futureof globalisation
n this episode of COVIDcast, Roland Rajah, Lowy Institute lead economist, sat down with Pascal Lamy to discuss the future of globalisation. Lamy has served at the peak of global trade and economic governance. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization for 8 years, from 2005 to 2013, before which he was the Trade […]
Danone adopts new legal status to reflect social mission
French food group likens change to toppling statue of free market economist Milton Friedman Save Leila Abboud in Paris JUNE 26 2020 Danone shareholders voted on Friday to enshrine the group’s mission to bring “health through food” to consumers into its corporate bylaws, becoming France’s first big listed company to adopt a new legal status […]
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