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Pascal Lamy’s opening remarks
Lamy: Aid for Trade can play “catalytic role” in trade finance for developing countries Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the Aid for Trade Workshop on Trade Finance at the WTO on 15 May 2012, said that “only a third of the poorest countries benefit regularly from services offered by trade finance programmes”. He said that Aid for Trade, by encouraging sound banking and financial policies, “can play a catalytic role by helping address trade finance access and architecture issues”.
Welcome address and launching of the publication
Lamy: Aid for Trade can play “catalytic role” in trade finance for developing countries Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the WTO Symposium on the 15th Anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement on 14 May 2012, said that “15 years ago a group of visionaries conquered what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles and negotiated one of the most successful trade agreements ever. Today, their successors have the responsibility to further expand that legacy.”
Audio: Statement by Pascal Lamy
Lamy: Members continue to explore opportunities for Doha progress Director-General Pascal Lamy reported to the General Council on 1 May 2012 that on the Doha Round, “my conversations over the past few weeks with Ministers and delegations have provided me with a sense that Members wish to continue to explore any opportunities to gain the necessary traction and make tangible progress soon.” He added that the recent G-20 Trade Ministerial in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico supported giving “fresh impetus to the Doha negotiations towards results in areas with potential for prompt resolution — such as trade facilitation — while intensifying efforts to find ways and approaches to overcome the most critical and fundamental stalemates in specially challenging areas.”

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