LAMY THROWS IN THE TOWEL: NO DOHA DEAL IN 2008
December 1st, 2008 BY KEITH NUTHALL
WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy bowed to
sluggish progress in the Doha Development Round and admitted hopes for a
2008 deal had been dashed. He said in Geneva that because the positions of
member countries had failed to "change dramatically", he would not summon
trade ministers to Geneva for a meeting before Christmas. Lamy said he had
not "detected the political drive" for a final push towards an agreement
which would have especially focused on ...
WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy bowed to
sluggish progress in the Doha Development Round and admitted hopes for a
2008 deal had been dashed. He said in Geneva that because the positions of
member countries had failed to "change dramatically", he would not summon
trade ministers to Geneva for a meeting before Christmas. Lamy said he had
not "detected the political drive" for a final push towards an agreement
which would have especially focused on ...
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