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Interview with Pascal Lamy, Director General, WTO, WEDF 2008

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Published: 20 Jun 2011
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Organic, fair trade and ethical products will keep their market, despite today's volatile, unpredictable economic climate, suggested keynote speakers at ITC's World Export Development Forum in Montreux, Switzerland, on Thursday. The market for such goods will likely take a temporary hit, but will bounce back, they predicted.In fact, the sector continues to be a good investment. "The market is relatively robust. Given the current downturn, there will likely be a short-term hit, but there is much more potential than its current size," said Gareth Thomas, UK Minister of State at the Department for International Development. Thomas told the conference that UK sales of fair-trade labelled goods rose 1000% in the last decade, with a 50% increase in the past quarter compared to a year earlier. "Not only is the market for ethically grown and traded products here to stay, it is a growth market," said Alex Brigham, Executive Director of The Ethisphere Institute, based in the US. Asked whether it still made sense for developing countries to put money into fair trade projects, he noted that in a consolidating market there will be winners and losers. "But do not pull back investment in this time of crisis," he said. "Strong organizations invest in times of trouble." Indications are that fair trade products keep their market when the price premium stays below 3%. Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), said that from the point of view of an exporter from a <b>...</b>

Pascal Lamy Part 1

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Published: 23 Oct 2009
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Pascal Lamy at the Global Services Summit

Aid for Trade Third Global Review - Opening speech by WTO Chief Pascal Lamy

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Published: 25 Jul 2011
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www.wto.org 18.07.11 Lamy reports 60% increase in resources and positive impact on the ground Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade on 18 July 2011, reported a 60% increase in Aid for Trade resources since 2005. He cited results of the initiative range from increased export volumes, to more employment, to faster customs clearance times and impacts on poverty. More on the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade: www.wto.org More on Aid for Trade: www.wto.org More Aid for Trade videos on this channel: www.youtube.com

Entretien avec Pascal Lamy, directeur général de l'OMC

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Published: 25 May 2011
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L'ENTRETIEN de France 24, avec le directeur général de l'OMC. Un entretien avec une personnalité française ou internationale de l'univers économique, politique, culturel, diplomatique... Un entretien avec une personnalité française ou internationale de l'univers économique, politique, culturel, diplomatique. www.france24.com

Pascal Lamy: "Global Goverance: Lessons from Europe"

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Published: 19 Nov 2009
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Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the WTO, speaks on the theme "Global Goverance: Lessons from Europe", at the opening of the 2009-2010 Academic Year, Università Bocconi Stay informed about Università Bocconi events! Sign up for the newsletter at info.unibocconi.it

'EU Remains the Laboratory of Intl Governance' - Pascal Lamy WTO

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Published: 06 May 2011
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Other quotes from this speech: tinyurl.com Full Speech is here: www.youtube.com Text of Speech: www.wto.org Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the WTO says EU the "laboratory of international governance" www.prisonplanet.com

Highlights from Aid for Trade Third Global Review

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Published: 25 Jul 2011
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www.wto.org 19.07.11 On 18 and 19 July 2011 heads of international organizations and regional development agencies, as well as private sector high representatives, discussed the results achieved by the aid for trade initiative, launched in 2005. According to WTO Deputy Director-General Valentine Rugwabiza, "when trade opening is coupled to aid for trade, then we can see that aid for trade is actually playing the role of an accelerator of development". Speakers: Pascal Lamy, WTO Director-General; Valentine Rugwabiza, WTO Deputy Director-General; Ban Ki Moon, United Nations Secretary-General; Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General; Haruhiko Kuroda, ADB President; Donald Kaberuka, AfDB President; Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator; Thomas Mirow, EBRD President; Luis Alberto Moreno, IDB President. More on the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade: www.wto.org

Pascal Lamy: Trade Policy Remains a Challange

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Published: 06 Jul 2011
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ORIGINALLY RECORDED June 24, 2010 The WTO's Pascal Lamy discusses global trade and the state of the international economy. SPEAKER: Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization PRESIDER: Gail D. Fosler, President, GailFosler Group LLC www.cfr.org

Global Value Chains in East Asia

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Published: 15 Jun 2011
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www.wto.org 6.06.11 Lamy suggests "trade in value-added" as a better measurement of world trade Director-General Pascal Lamy, in launching the WTO and IDE-JETRO joint publication "Trade Patterns and Global Value Chains in East Asia" on 6 June 2011 at the WTO, said that "by focusing on gross values of exports and imports, traditional trade statistics give us a distorted picture of trade imbalances between countries". "The picture would be different if we took account of how much domestic value-added is embedded in these flows," he said. He explained that global manufacturing has brought a new dimension to the relationship between trade, investments, industrial production and development. "Far from being a zero sum game, trade in tasks proved to be a win-win game for the Asian region," he said. He invited the public to pursue the dialogue virtually, through the WTO "Made in the World" website. Link to the news item: www.wto.org More on the "Made in the World" initiative: www.wto.org

Pascal Lamy sur la Journée internationale de la femme

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Published: 10 Mar 2011
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www.wto.org 8.03.2011 À l'occasion de la Journée internationale de la Femme le 8 mars 2011, le Directeur général Pascal Lamy a souligné que "dans de nombreux pays, c'est dans les entreprises appartenant à des femmes que la main d'œuvre est en plus forte expansion". Il a ajouté: "À mesure que ces entreprises se développeront, elles chercheront des débouchés sur les marchés internationaux, et il faut que le système commercial mondial garantisse aux femmes chefs d'entreprises la possibilité de bénéficier pleinement de ces opportunités." Plus d'informations sur la Journée internationale de la femme sur le site web de l'OMC: www.wto.org Jetez un oeil à notre débat vidéo sur les liens entre commerce et genre: www.youtube.com Voir aussi le site web de la Journée internationale de la femme: www.internationalwomensday.com

WTO's Lamy sees progress in Doha Round talks

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Published: 29 Jan 2011
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Pascal Lamy, the WTO's Director-General, says there is progress on the way to restart Doha round negotiations. At G-20 meet in Seoul, the G-20 leaders gave clear signals that they would prefer the conclusion to happen during this year.

Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organisation

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WTO Chief on International Women's Day

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Published: 10 Mar 2011
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www.wto.org 8.03.2011 On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March 2011, Director-General Pascal Lamy underlined that "in many countries, woman-owned businesses represent the fastest growing segment of the workforce. ... As the businesses these women create mature, they will look for opportunities beyond their borders and the world trading system needs to ensure that women entrepreneurs have every chance to seize these opportunities." More on International Women's Day on WTO's website: www.wto.org Take a look at our video debate on trade and gender: www.youtube.com See also: International Women's Day website: www.internationalwomensday.com

WTO trades figures 2011 — Press conference

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Published: 12 Apr 2011
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www.wto.org 07.04.2011 After a fall of 12% in trade volumes in 2009, world trade has grown by 14.5% in 2010, according to WTO economists. "World trade bounced back strongly in 2010, reaffirming the role of trade in economic recovery and development. Despite protectionist pressures, markets remained by and large open during the economic crisis, permitting countries to use trade as an important tool to facilitating economic stability" said WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy during the press conference. More on International Trade Statistics: www.wto.org

The World Trade Organization and The Global Economic Crisis (Video)

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Published: 18 May 2011
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Millenium Development Goals - Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organisation

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Published: 03 Nov 2010
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(www.abndigital.com) The 5th African Economic Conference has taken place in Tunisia. Under the banner of "Sustaining Economic Growth & Recovery for Africa" leaders and intellectuals debated strategies to make African economies more competitive and the growth path sound. A variety of issues were addressed, from Private Sector & SME development, to global-trade and regional integration. A sub-theme was Africa's ability to meet the 2015 targets of the Millenium Development Goals. I was in Tunisia, and I spoke to Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organisation.

Welcome Remarks Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Switzerland

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Published: 27 Sep 2010
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Pascal Lamy has been the Director-General of the World Trade Organization since September 2005. Mr. Lamy holds degrees from the Paris based Ecole des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC), from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (IEP) from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA). He began his career in the French civil service at the Inspection Générale des finances and at the Treasury. He then became an advisor to the Finance Minister Jacques Delors, and subsequently to Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy. In Brussels from 1985 to 1994, Mr. Lamy was Chief of staff for the President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors, and his representative as Sherpa in the G7. In November 1994, he joined the team in charge of rescuing Credit Lyonnais, and later became CEO of the bank until its privatisation in 1999. Between 1999 and 2004, Pascal Lamy was Commissioner for Trade at the European Commission under Romano Prodi. After his tenure in Brussels, he spent a short sabbatical period as President of "Notre Europe", a think tank working on European integration, as associate Professor at the l'Institut d'études politiques in Paris and as advisor to Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (President of the European Socialist Party).

Next 3-4 mths crucial for Doha talks: Pascal Lamy

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Published: 22 Nov 2010
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With the G-20 leaders recently repeating their resolve to ensure that the Doha round of trade talks is concluded in 2011, World Trade Organisation Director General Pascal Lamy says countries will have to be ready for trade-offs to ensure that a new global trade deal falls into place.

LA PLACE DU BRÉSIL DANS LE COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL

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LA PLACE DU BRÉSIL DANS LE COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL Victor do Proado - Chef de cabinet adjoint de M. Pascal Lamy à l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce. France-Amériques - 21 septembre 2010

Selamat Tinggal WTO dan Perdagangan Bebas.

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Published: 13 Jun 2011
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Selamat Tinggal WTO dan Perdagangan Bebas, Bangun Demokrasi Ekonomi untuk Rakyat! SERIKAT PETANI INDONESIA (SPI), KOALISI ANTI UTANG (KAU), WAHANA LINGKUNGAN HIDUP INDONESIA (WALHI), KOALISI RAKYAT UNTUK KEADILAN PERIKANAN (KIARA), SERIKAT NELAYAN INDONESIA (SNI), LINGKAR STUDI AKSI UNTUK DEMOKRASI INDONESIA (LS-ADI), INSTITUTE FOR GLO...BAL JUSTICE (IGJ), ALIANSI PETANI INDONESIA (API), THIRD WORLD NETWORK (TWN), INDONESIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (IHCS) Jakarta, 13 Juni 2011 -- Forum Ekonomi Dunia (WEF) Asia Timur diadakan pertama kalinya di Indonesia. Negeri ini menyerah menjadi tempat deal korporasi—dan merelakan perusahaan-perusahaan lebih berperan dalam ekonomi. Di saat bersamaan, Pascal Lamy, Direktur Jenderal Organisasi Perdagangan Dunia (WTO) juga menghadiri forum tersebut. Hal ini jelas terkait dengan usaha membangkitkan kembali WTO dari abunya sendiri. Indonesia sebagai negara yang selalu mempromosikan dilanjutkannya kembali Putaran Doha yang mati, berkepentingan untuk kembali melakukan hal serupa di forum tingkat regional ini. Padahal faktanya adalah: Negosiasi WTO (terutama terkait pertanian, jasa dan industri) telah mati suri hingga hampir satu dekade. Usaha untuk menghidupkan kembali juga telah berkali-kali dilakukan: 2003 (Cancun, Mexico), 2004 (Jenewa, Swiss), 2005 (Hong Kong), 2008 (Jenewa), 2009 (Jenewa), hingga pertemuan intensif di awal tahun 2011 (Jenewa)—yang berakhir hampa. Fakta historis ini menunjukkan ada jurang besar di antara <b>...</b>

Crisis is opportunity to restore coherence in global economic governance — Lamy

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Published: 22 Dec 2010
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www.wto.org 8.12.10 Pascal Lamy and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn shared their views on the lessons from the financial crisis and the need for new economic growth and governance models at UNITAR's Geneva Lecture Series. The full news item is available on the WTO's website www.wto.org

From Bubble to Crisis and Recovery: 2011 World Trade in Perspective

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www.wto.org 21.04.2011 For the last four years, world trade has been on a roller coaster. In 2011, trade is returning to a more normal and stable pattern of expansion. WTO Chief Statistician Hubert Escaith explains the ins and outs of world trade developments from 2007 to 2011, examining the evolution of export values, commodities prices and growth rates. Link to the press release: www.wto.org More on International Trade Statistics: www.wto.org

Parliamentary Conference on the WTO

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Published: 12 Apr 2011
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www.wto.org 21-22.03.11 For the first time, the World Trade Organization hosted the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO. This international gathering organised by the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU), one of the oldest international organisations based in Geneva, jointly with the European parliament, is an opportunity for legislators worldwide to overview and scrutinise international trade rules and the current Doha Round negotiations. About 400 members of Parliament attended the conference with a view to engaging in an intense dialogue. They had the opportunity to speak to key WTO players, including many Ambassadors heavily involved in the conduct of the Doha negotiations. They interacted actively with the WTO General Council Chair, Ambasador Yonov Frederick Agah as well as the WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy. This conference provided an opportunity for parliamentarians to deliver a strong and critical message of support to the current Doha negotiations. More on the Parliamentary Conference of the WTO: www.wto.org More on the Parliamentary Conference of the WTO: www.wto.org

Pascal Lamy

Name	Pascal Lamy
Nationality	French
Order1	8th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Term start1	1 September 2005
Predecessor1	Supachai Panitchpakdi
Successor1	incumbent
Order2	European Commissioner for Trade
Term start2	13 September 1999
Term end2	22 November 2004
Predecessor2	Leon Brittan
Successor2	Peter Mandelson
Birth date	April 08, 1947
Birth place	Levallois-Perret, France

Pascal Lamy (born 8 April 1947) is the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, a French political advisor, a businessman, and a former European Commissioner for Trade. Lamy is Honorary President of Paris-based think tank Notre Europe.

Early life

Born in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, a suburb of Paris, he graduated from the prestigious Sciences Po Paris, from HEC and ÉNA, graduating second in his year of those specialising in economics.

Lamy then joined the civil service, and in this role he ended up serving as an adviser to Jacques Delors as Economics and Finance Minister and Pierre Mauroy as Prime Minister.

He has been a member of the French Socialist Party since 1969.

European Commission

When Delors became President of the European Commission in 1984, he took Lamy with him to serve as chef de cabinet, which he did until the end of Delors' term in 1994. During his time there, Lamy became known as the Beast of the Berlaymont, the Gendarme and Exocet due to his habit of ordering civil servants, even Directors-General (head of departments) "precisely what to do - or else." He was seen as ruling Delor's office with a "rod of iron", with no-one able to bypass or manipulate him and those who tried being "banished to one of the less pleasant European postings".

Lamy then briefly moved into business in the form of Crédit Lyonnais, where he reached the level of second in command, helping to restructure and privatise the bank. In 1999 he returned to the Commission. The new European Commission President Romano Prodi appointed him European Commissioner for Trade, as which he served until the end of term for the Commission in 2004. During his term he has received praise for his leadership and ability to control the powerful civil servants in his department.

WTO

On 13 May 2005, Pascal Lamy was chosen as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and took office on 1 September 2005 for a four-year term. On 30 April 2009, Lamy was re-elected unanimously by the WTO general council for a second term of four years, beginning September 1, 2009.

On globalization and international finance

Friday, 30 May 2008 BBC News posted an interview with Pascal Lamy on the BBC NEWS website, in which he speaks about globalisation. Lamy states "the speed of globalisation impacts on social and economic fabrics in unprecedented ways" and describes free trade as "welfare efficiency creating". According to Lamy, "the necessary adjustments of domestic policies in terms of training, education and innovation" aid people in gaining wealth as well as mitigating the losses of globalisation. He describes the safety net in the US as "less than average", while noting that the consequences that arise from losing one's job are "much bigger in systems where you have no net".

When asked about the recent developments in world financial markets, he noted that international finance is less regulated than the international goods trade. He admits that he is among those who believe that "a little more prudent regulation could have helped". He draws attention to a "dis-census" as to whether international finance ought to be more highly regulated, explaining that in the WTO "we all agree" that a "relatively solid level of regulation" is needed in order to ensure fair trade. While working under President Delors, he was seen jogging in Brussels despite his meagre diet. With such exercising being viewed as a form of self-abuse by other civil servants, this only added to his harsh reputation in the Commission.

Select publications

Lamy, Pascal. The Economic Summit and the European Community. Bissell Paper No. 5. Toronto: University of Toronto, Centre for International Studies, 1988

References

External links

About Pascal Lamy

Pascal Lamy's Commissioner's profile

Notre Europe

"Pascal Lamy – Managing Global Expectations", The Globalist, 23 February 2006

Pascal Lamy: Free Trade and Interdependence Help Promote Freedom - video report by Democracy Now!

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