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Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamy is Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
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More Trade, Less Hunger
Pascal Lamy Series: Frontiers of Growth 2011-02-21The recent sharp spike in food prices and growing concerns about food security have sparked anxiety worldwide. But there is a policy prescription available to leaders today that could help alleviate growing supply-side pressure: more trade.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 12479
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Trading Our Way Out of Crisis
Pascal Lamy Series: The World in Words 
2009-11-20
Global trade has contracted in 2009 at a rate not seen since the Great Depression, and those paying the heaviest price are those who can least afford it. So, when trade ministers from the 153 World Trade Organization members gather in Geneva later this month, the issue of how the WTO and the global trading system can help the poorest countries will be high on the agenda.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 13449
