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Students step into the shoes of WTO negotiators

Title: Students step into the shoes of WTO negotiators
Runtime: 5:26
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.04.12

On 20 April 2012, 72 students from around the world gathered at the WTO for a trade negotiations simulation exercise, the culmination of a five-day programme aimed at deepening their understanding of decision-making in the multilateral trading system. The students had worked in separate "committees" at St Gallen University, Switzerland, before coming to the WTO to decide on their final declarations. The programme provides a unique opportunity for students to discuss their negotiating strategies with real negotiators as well as with WTO experts.

Have a look at this news item on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/tra_15apr12_e.htm

More information about WTO's training courses:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/train_e/course_details_e.htm

Interview : the Dispute Settlement System

Title: Interview : the Dispute Settlement System
Runtime: 17:54
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 3.07.12

Interview with Professor John Jackson on the WTO's Dispute Settlement System

Over the last five decades, few scholars have contributed as much to the global trading system as John Jackson. As a professor at Michigan and Georgetown, Jackson has influenced generations of trade lawyers, officials and negotiators with work about the WTO and particularly its Dispute Settlement System. As the GATT/WTO Legal Affairs Division celebrates its 30th anniversary, Professor Jackson talks with Keith Rockwell, WTO's spokesperson.

More about dispute settlement:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm

Have a look at the WTO's website video gateway:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm

Title: World Trade Report 2012
Runtime: 5:51
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 16.07.12

Increased use of regulatory measures creates new challenges for the WTO, report says

Non-tariff measures, such as regulatory standards for manufactured and agricultural goods, can have a significant impact on trade — possibly even more than tariffs — according to the latest edition of the WTO's flagship publication published on 16 July 2012. Director-General Pascal Lamy said "a clear trend has emerged in which NTMs are less about shielding producers from import competition and more about the attainment of a broad range of public policy objectives."

Have a look at the press release on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres12_e/pr667_e.htm

More information about the World Trade Report:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/wtr_e.htm

30 years of settling disputes in the multilateral trading system

Title: 30 years of settling disputes in the multilateral trading system
Runtime: 22:57
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 28.06.12

Looking back at the creation of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Understanding

The 30th anniversary of the GATT/WTO Legal Affairs Division in June 2012 provided an opportunity to look back at the objectives and ambitions of the Uruguay Round negotiators when they created the dispute settlement system.

Interviews with Peter Sutherland, Rufus Yerxa, Julio Lacarte, Luiz Felipe Lampreia, Warren Lavorel, Hassan Abouyoub, Rubens Ricupero, John Weekes, Pierre-Louis Girard, Alan Oxley and David Hartridge

Full interviews are available on the following website:
http://www.wtocreation.org/en

More information about Dispute Settlement in the WTO:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm

WTO Public Forum 2012: "Is Multilateralism in crisis?"

Title: WTO Public Forum 2012: "Is Multilateralism in crisis?"
Runtime: 2:11
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 2.07.12

2012 Public Forum to debate novel ideas and identify creative approaches to address international trade challenges

The Public Forum is the WTO's largest annual outreach event, which provides a platform for participants to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system. The event regularly attracts over 1,500 representatives from civil society, academia, business, the media, governments, parliamentarians and inter-governmental organizations.

The 2012 Public Forum will provide an opportunity for relevant stakeholders of the multilateral trading system to analyse whether multilateralism is in a state of crisis, taking into account both the Doha Round deadlock and elements of the WTO work programme that continue to work well.

More information about the 2012 Public Forum:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum12_e/public_forum12_e...

Title: Four new members in the WTO family
Runtime: 0:25
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 23.05.12

WTO welcomes four new members; ratification process ongoing

In 2011 Russia, Samoa, Vanuatu and Montenegro completed negotiations for acceding to the organization. WTO membership provides countries with a stable and predictable trading environment. Accession candidates aim to benefit from the level playing field of the rules-based system and to increase their trading opportunities. Welcoming new members is also essential to strengthen the organization's core values of peace and stability.

More information about WTO accessions on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

Debate: Trade in information and communications technology products

Title: Debate: Trade in information and communications technology products
Runtime: 16:57
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 14.05.12

WTO Information Technology Agreement: achievements and challenges looking ahead

15 years ago, the WTO Information Technology Agreement opened the door to a liberalization of trade in information and communications technology (ICT) products. The benefits WTO members gained from this trade opening outpaced all expectations. What are the prospects and challenges for a further expansion of trade in ICT products? Paul Kukubo, Chief Executive Officer of Kenya's Information, Communication and Technology Board, and Ulf Pehrsson, Vice President for Government and Industry Relations at Ericsson, discuss this issue with Josep Bosch, WTO Information Officer.

More on the Information Technology Agreement on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/inftec_e.htm

Information Technology Agreement marks 15th anniversary

Title: Information Technology Agreement marks 15th anniversary
Runtime: 9:16
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 14.05.12

Information Technology Agreement marks 15th anniversary with two-day symposium

Participants have marked the 15th anniversary of the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) by holding a symposium on 14-15 May 2012, open to all WTO members and observers, private sector, IT industry representatives, academic experts in IT technologies, international inter-governmental organizations, NGOs and journalists. After a speech by WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, keynote addresses have been given by former US Trade Representative Ms Charlene Barshefsky and Vice Chairman of Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Dr Ryoji Chubachi.

More information about the Information Technology Agreement on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/inftec_e/inftec_e.htm

Debate: trade and sustainable development

Title: Debate: trade and sustainable development
Runtime: 9:48
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Rio+20: what are the opportunities and challenges for trade?
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 20-22 June 2012. What can be the contribution of the trade community to the Rio+20 debate? Mark Halle, Director of Trade and Investment at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and Manuel Teehankee, former Ambassador of the Philippines to the WTO and former Chair of the Committee on Trade and Environment Special Session, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

WTO Trade Forecast 2012 - Press Conference

Title: WTO Trade Forecast 2012 - Press Conference
Runtime: 4:55
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 12.04.12

World Trade Figures for 2011, forecast for 2012 - Highlights from the press conference

After a strong deceleration in 2011, with global trade flows expanding by 5%, world trade growth is expected to continue slowing down in 2012, reaching 3.7%, according to WTO economists. "More than three years have passed since the trade collapse of 2008-2009, but recent events have demonstrated that world economy and trade remain fragile", WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said.

Have a look at the press relase on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres12_e/pr658_e.htm

More on international trade statistics:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

More on economic research and analysis:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/reser_e.htm

WTO Trade Forecast for 2012 - Interview with WTO Chief Economist

Title: WTO Trade Forecast for 2012 - Interview with WTO Chief Economist
Runtime: 5:25
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 12.04.12

Interview with WTO Chief Economist Patrick Low - World Trade Figures 2011, forecast for 2012

After a strong deceleration in 2011, with global trade flows expanding by 5%, world trade growth is expected to continue slowing down in 2012, reaching 3.7%, according to WTO economists. "More than three years have passed since the trade collapse of 2008-2009, but recent events have demonstrated that world economy and trade remain fragile", WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said.

Have a look at the press release on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres12_e/pr658_e.htm

More on international trade statistics:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

More on economic research and analysis:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/reser_e.htm

Government Procurement Agreement revised

Title: Government Procurement Agreement revised
Runtime: 9:00
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 30.03.12

The Committee on Government Procurement adopted on 30 March 2012 the revised Government Procurement Agreement after a final review required by the Ministerial Conference decision in December last year. The revised Agreement will now go to the respective parliaments for ratification.

Have a look at the news item on WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/gpro_30mar12_e.htm

More information about government procurement on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gproc_e.htm

Title: Debate: Business and the WTO
Runtime: 9:47
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 14.03.12

What do businesses want from the multilateral trading system?

The way business is conducted has evolved considerably over the last 15 years. More and more, global companies rely on components manufactured in other countries to make their finished products. Global trade rules have not kept pace with these emerging business trends. With the Doha round stalled it has become increasingly important for business leaders to define their priorities for the global trading system. What do businesses want and expect from the WTO and the global trading system? Victor K. Fung, Chairman of the Li & Fung Group, and Harold McGraw III President and CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesman.

Title: Debate: Global Trade and Employment
Runtime: 11:25
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.09.11

What do global production networks mean for trade and employment?

With the worldwide expansion of trade opening, global supply and production networks have emerged as a new pattern for trade flows. How significant are those global value chains for trade itself, and how do they affect employment and the overall global economy? Hildegunn K. Nordås, Senior Trade Policy Analyst at the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the OECD, and Robert Stehrer, Deputy Director of Research at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesman.

More information on global production networks:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/miwi_e/miwi_e.htm

Have a look at our video about global production networks:
http://youtu.be/KMkJu8S8ztE

ICC's World Trade Agenda Press Conference

Title: ICC's World Trade Agenda Press Conference
Runtime: 8:15
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 14.03.12

Press conference ahead of ICC's World Trade Agenda Conference

Business leaders and trade experts met in Geneva on 14 March 2012 to share views on the Business World Trade Agenda launched by the ICC at the WTO Eighth Ministerial Conference. The initiative provides a platform for discussion, in order for global business leaders to help governments set a trade agenda for the 21st Century.

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/ngo_14mar12_e.htm

Debate: How can Aid for Trade make a difference?

Title: Debate: How can Aid for Trade make a difference?
Runtime: 11:56
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.07.11

The Aid for Trade initiative supports developing countries' efforts to increase their participation in the global economy. Aid for Trade projects on the ground are designed to develop infrastructure and foster know-how, thereby boosting trade capacity. How can we assess the effectiveness of Aid for Trade measures in helping developing countries to achieve their development goals? Mario Roger Hernández, Vice-Minister of Economy of El Salvador, and Peter Thompson, Director of the Directorate for Development and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) within the Trade Directorate of the European Commission, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesman.

More information on the Aid for Trade initiative:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm

Watch this video on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/library/flashvideo/video_e.htm?id=145

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Debate: Aid for Trade and Global Production Networks

Title: Debate: Aid for Trade and Global Production Networks
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.07.11

How can Aid for Trade help developing countries participate in global production networks?

In today's international trade, goods and services are produced more effectively thanks to the emergence of global supply chains. How can the Aid for Trade initiative help developing countries increase their integration into this globalized production process? Sarah Thorn, Senior Director of Federal Government Relations at Wal-Mart, and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Nestlé, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO spokesman.

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More information about WTO Aid for Trade initiative:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm

Debate: Agricultural export restrictions

Title: Debate: Agricultural export restrictions
Runtime: 12:21
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.09.11

How to address agricultural export restrictions?

The sharp spike in food prices in recent years has sparked fears about food security and raised the spectre of hunger for millions. The causes of this volatility include growing populations, changes in dietary habits, increased use of bio-fuels and climate change. But trade, the conveyor belt between supply and demand, has been a factor too. When governments, often for understandable reasons, employ export restrictions they decrease the available supply of food on world markets and drive prices up. How should the trading system adequately balance the needs of importers and exporters? Nicolas Imboden, Executive Director of IDEAS Centre, and Debapriya Bhattacharya, Centre for Policy Dialogue, discuss this topic with Keith Rockwell, WTO spokesman.

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Eighth Ministerial Conference - Highlights

Title: Eighth Ministerial Conference - Highlights
Runtime: 7:35
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 21.12.11

The Eighth Ministerial Conference was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 to 17 December 2011. In parallel to the Plenary Session, where Ministers made prepared statements, three Working Sessions took place with the following themes: "Importance of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO", "Trade and Development" and "Doha Development Agenda". The Conference approved the accessions of Russia, Samoa and Montenegro. In the final session, Ministers adopted a number of decisions and the Chair made a concluding statement.

More videos about the WTO Eighth Ministerial Conference:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min11_e/video_e.htm

Have a look at WTO Eighth Ministerial Conference news items on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/archive_e/mn11_arc_e.htm

Montenegro's WTO accession package adopted

Title: Montenegro's WTO accession package adopted
Runtime: 2:52
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 5.12.11

The Working Party on Montenegro's accession paved the way for the country's membership in the WTO by adopting, ad referendum, the country's accession terms. Ministers are expected to accept Montenegro as a new WTO Member at the 15 -17 December Ministerial Conference.

More information about WTO accessions:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

Have a look at this news item on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc_mne_05dec11_e.htm

Title: General Council meeting - Highlights
Runtime: 5:16
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 30.11.11

Lamy sees support for advancing negotiations in more promising areas of the Round

Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his report on the Doha Round to the General Council on 30 November 2011, said that he sensed in his consultations with members "convergence emerging around the idea that members advance negotiations in areas where progress can be achieved, in line with our existing provisions that allow members to reach agreements based on consensus earlier than the full conclusion of the single undertaking". He added that "obviously it is for the membership to see which are these areas as it is for the membership to negotiate and reach agreement".

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/gc_rpt_30nov11_e.htm

More information about the General Council:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/gcounc_e/gcounc_e.htm

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Public Health, Innovation and Trade: Achievements and Challenges

Title: Public Health, Innovation and Trade: Achievements and Challenges
Runtime: 8:00
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 23.11.11

Highlights from the high-level symposium of the Global Health Programme

Ten years after the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, significant achievements have been made to better recognise public health values in framing the intellectual property and international trading system. Organized by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the symposium aims to review challenges in promoting access and innovation, and to foster policy coherence between different international organisations, as well as other key stakeholders.

More information about trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_e.htm

Interview with the Chief Negotiator of China's WTO accession

Title: Interview with the Chief Negotiator of China's WTO accession
Runtime: 13:05
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 10.11.11

Interview with Long Yongtu, Chief Negotiator of China's WTO accession

In 2001, after 15 years of complex and often very tough negotiations, China became a member of the World Trade Organization. China, the WTO and the multilateral trading system have been changed by this historic accession and its impact is still be debated to this day. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of China's WTO accession, WTO Spokesperson Keith Rockwell speaks with Long Yongtu, Chief Negotiator of China's accession to the WTO.

Have a look at this video on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm#video

More information about China WTO membership:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/china_e.htm

Title: Debate: Trade and the Arab Spring
Runtime: 11:17
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.09.11

What are the implications of the Arab spring for trade and competitiveness?

Political changes that have affected the Arab region in 2011 have many implications in terms of economic and social development in those countries. What is their effect on Arab economies' participation in international trade? Naguib Sawiris, former Chairman and CEO of Orascom Telecom, and Taleb Rifai, Executive Director of the World Tourism Organization, discuss this issue with Bernard Kuiten, WTO Head of External Relations.

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Title: Press conference on Russia's accession
Runtime: 4:06
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 10.11.11

Working Party seals the deal on Russia's membership negotiations

Russia's accession to the WTO cleared a major hurdle when the WTO Working Party on its accession approved, ad referendum on 10 November 2011, the package spelling out Russia's terms of entry to the organization. The Working Party will now send its accession recommendation to the 15 —17 December Ministerial Conference, where Ministers are expected to approve the documents and accept Russia as a WTO Member.

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc_rus_10nov11_e.htm

More information on WTO accessions:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

Final meeting of Russia's accession Working Party

Title: Final meeting of Russia's accession Working Party
Runtime: 3:50
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 10.11.11

Working Party seals the deal on Russia's membership negotiations

On 10 November 2011, the Working Party on Russia's accession, chaired by Ambassador Stefán Jóhannesson (Iceland), agreed, ad referendum, on the terms of the country's membership to the WTO by adopting the package containing reforms to Russia's trade regime, and the commitments that Russia undertook to implement as part of its WTO accession.

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc_rus_10nov11_e.htm

More information about WTO accessions:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

Title: WTO welcomes Vanuatu as a new member
Runtime: 5:30
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org 26.10.11

The General Council today paved the way for Vanuatu's membership in the WTO by approving its accession package. Vanuatu would have to ratify the deal by 31 December 2011 and would become WTO's 154th member 30 days after the ratification.

Have a look at the news item on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc__26oct11_e.htm

More information about WTO accessions:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/acc_e.htm

First Reference Centre Symposium in Geneva

Title: First Reference Centre Symposium in Geneva
Runtime: 7:36
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.04.11

Reference Centre managers meet in Geneva to share experiences

The first Reference Centre Symposium was held at the WTO Headquarters from 18 to 21 April 2011. The Reference Centre coordinators from the least developed countries and the countries without any representation in Geneva were able to meet for the first time. The Symposium aimed at providing the Reference Centre Managers with the knowledge and tools necessary to run a Reference Centre. Training sessions included skills in managing, searching and using WTO information resources, including publications, official documents, databases, and distance learning programmes.

More information about WTO's Reference Centres: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/train_e/ref_centres_e.htm

More information about technical assistance and training courses:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/train_e/course_details_e.htm

Débat: L'OMC et la reprise économique mondiale

Title: Débat: L'OMC et la reprise économique mondiale
Runtime: 11:15
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 17.09.2010

Comment le commerce peut-il contribuer à la reprise économique mondiale?

La crise financière et économique de 2008 a provoqué le plus fort déclin du commerce mondial depuis la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. La récession a également eu un impact majeur sur la montée du chômage et des niveaux de pauvreté. Comment le commerce et l'OMC peuvent-ils aider à soutenir la reprise économique? Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, professeur de droit international à l'Université de Genève, et François Riegert, délégué permanent de la France auprès de l'OMC, débattent de cette question avec Anoush Der Boghossian, attachée de presse francophone à l'OMC.

Dernières nouvelles de l'OMC:
http://www.wto.org/french/news_f/news_f.htm

Autres vidéo en français sur cette chaîne:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/66EBAD1FD0EC64CC

Title: Debate: The WTO and non-state actors
Runtime: 8:06
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 17.09.2010

What is the role of non-state actors in trade?

Today, trade policy making does not only concern governments and trade organizations. As the number of trade-related issues increases, non-state actors from the private sector, civil society organizations or academies also bring their contribution. What is the role of non-state actors in international trade? Ann Capling, Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne, and Dr. Alexander C. Chandra, Southeast Asia Coordinator at Trade Knowledge Network, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

Have a look at the WTO community:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/forums_e.htm

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Title: Debate: Comercio y el empleo
Runtime: 7:13
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 16.09.2010

¿Cómo puede fomentar el comercio una recuperación que favorezca el empleo?

La crisis financiera y económica que comenzó en 2008 ha traído consigo el mayor retroceso del comercio mundial desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La recesión también ha tenido una gran repercusión en el aumento de los niveles de desempleo y pobreza. ¿De qué manera puede contribuir el comercio a una recuperación que favorezca el empleo? Eduardo Perez Motta, Presidente de la Comisión Federal de Competencia de México, y Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, Director Ejecutivo para la Argentina y Haití del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, examinan esta cuestión con María Pérez-Esteve, Consejera en la División de Información y Relaciones Exteriores de la OMC.

Title: Debate: GATS and financial regulation
Runtime: 14:42
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.09.2011

What is the relationship between the GATS and financial regulation?

The financial crisis which started in 2007 brought strong pressure on governments to improve their financial regulatory regimes. What is the relationship between the GATS and governments' ability to regulate their banks and other financial institutions? Lori Wallach, director of Washington-based Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch Division, and Hamid Mamdouh, Director of the WTO's Services Division, discuss the topic with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

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More information about the WTO:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/thewto_e.htm

Highlights from the WTO Public Forum 2011

Title: Highlights from the WTO Public Forum 2011
Runtime: 8:55
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 21.09.2011

Presenting answers to global trade challenges

The 2011 WTO Public Forum was an opportunity for public participants, civil society representatives and the business community to express their views on the solutions that can be brought to the trading system main challenges. According to Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla, "no one is exempt from responsibility. We are all responsible for seeking answers to clear a cloudy horizon".

More information about the Public Forum on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum11_e/public_forum11_e.htm

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Title: Made in the World
Runtime: 4:24
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 19.09.2011

Why is it crucial to measure trade flows in value-added terms in the 21st century?

Today, companies divide their operations across the world, from the design of the product and manufacturing of components to assembly and marketing, creating international production chains. More and more products are "Made in the World" rather than "Made in the UK" or "Made in France". The statistical bias created by attributing the full commercial value to the last country of origin can pervert the political debate on the origin of the imbalances and lead to misguided, and hence counter-productive, decisions. The challenge is to find the right statistical bridges between the different statistical frameworks and national accounting systems to ensure that international interactions resulting from globalization are properly reflected and to facilitate cross border dialogue between national decision makers.

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WTO Public Forum 2011 — Seeking answers to global trade challenges

Title: WTO Public Forum 2011 — Seeking answers to global trade challenges
Runtime: 2:12
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 19.09.2011

The WTO Public Forum represents an important opportunity for the public to discuss the latest issues affecting world trade. This year the Public Forum has as its theme "Seeking Answers to Global Trade Challenges". It will focus on identifying the principal challenges for the multilateral trading system and finding solutions to ensure that the WTO responds to our fast changing world.

More information on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum11_e/public_forum11_e.htm

More WTO Public Forum videos on this channel:
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Title: World Trade Report Launch
Runtime: 6:55
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.07.11

Changing face of trade pacts requires coherence with WTO, report says

Burgeoning bilateral and regional trade agreements meet the need to regulate global production and can benefit non-members, but the WTO's multilateral system also has a role in reducing the resulting complexity, according to the latest edition of the organization's flagship publication released on 20 July 2011 in Geneva.

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Title: Video Contest - WTO Public Forum 2011
Runtime: 0:39
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 1.08.11

The WTO seeks your answers to global trade challenges

In the run-up to this year's Public Forum on 19-21 September 2011, the WTO invites you to participate in a video contest to tell us your answers to global trade challenges, the main theme of this year's Forum.

The video entry must be related to the WTO Public Forum's overall theme "Seeking Answers to Global trade Challenges", and/or to any of the main topics that will be addressed at this year's forum:

Food security
Trade in natural resources
Made in the world and value-added-trade
What next for the trading system
Upload your video to www.youtube.com or any other online video sharing site using your personal account, with a tag: WTOvideo2011

Please send the link of the video to the following email address: publicforum2011@wto.org

The winner of the video contest will be invited to the...

Aid for Trade Third Global Review - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon keynote speech

Title: Aid for Trade Third Global Review - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon keynote speech
Runtime: 13:44
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 19.07.11

In his keynote speech, Ban Ki-Moon said: "Aid for Trade reflects the international community's commitment to help developing countries participate actively in the world economy and to ensure that these countries can also gain from world growth." He continued: "Today, Aid for Trade accounts for as much as one-third of the official development assistance." At a time of economic uncertainty, he urged the donor community "not to fall short of the present level of Aid for Trade".

More on the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/global_review11_e.htm

More on Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm

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Aid for Trade Third Global Review - Statement by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Title: Aid for Trade Third Global Review - Statement by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
Runtime: 15:09
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.07.11

The Third Global Review of Aid for Trade is an opportunity to survey what has been achieved since the launch of the Aid-for-Trade Initiative at the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong in 2005. Previous Global Reviews have highlighted growing engagement by partner countries and their development partners. Developing countries, including Least-Developed Countries (LDCs), are making progress in mainstreaming trade into their national development strategies and donors are mobilizing additional resources, notably in support of regional economic integration. The Initiative has achieved a lot in a short space of time. But what can we show for these actions? This is the question which lies at the heart of this Third Global Review of Aid for Trade.

More on the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/global_review11_e.htm

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

Title: Aid for Trade Third Global Review - Opening speech by WTO Chief Pascal Lamy
Runtime: 14:26
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://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:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/global_review11_e.htm

More on Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm

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Title: Global Value Chains in East Asia
Runtime: 6:03
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://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: http://www.wto.org/engli...

Trade Negotiations Committee - Highlights

Title: Trade Negotiations Committee - Highlights
Runtime: 4:18
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 31.05.11

Members support Lamy's proposed three-speed search for Doha outcome in December

A package for least-developed countries is the most urgent and feasible priority for a first-step Doha Round outcome at the December 2011 Ministerial Conference, with another group of issues — a "plus" currently being discussed — having the next level of priority, WTO members acknowledged on 31 May 2011.

Have a look at the news item on WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/tnc_infstat_31may11_e.htm

More on the Trade Negotiation Committee: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/tnc_e.htm

Title: Trade Negotiations Committee - Highlights
Runtime: 4:25
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 29.04.2011

Members confront Doha Round deadlock with pledge to seek meaningful way out

WTO ambassadors endorsed on 29 April 2011 Director-General Pascal Lamy's plan to consult delegations in Geneva and ministers around the world in the search for a different way of achieving a breakthrough in the Doha Development Agenda negotiations. They were clear about what they do not want and said they are open to ideas

Link to the news item:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/tnc_dg_infstat_29apr11_e.htm

More on the Doha Development Agenda: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dda_e.htm

World trade figures for 2010, prospects for 2011 — Interview with WTO Chief Economist Patrick Low

Title: World trade figures for 2010, prospects for 2011 — Interview with WTO Chief Economist Patrick Low
Runtime: 5:22
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 07.04.2011

After a record growth rate of 14.5% in 2010, world trade is expected to grow in 2011 by 6.5%, according to WTO Economists. "The figures show how trade has helped the world escape recession in 2010," WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said. "However, the hangover from the financial crisis is still with us. High unemployment in developed economies and sharp belt-tightening in Europe will fuel protectionist pressures. WTO Members must continue to be vigilant and resist these pressures and to work toward opening markets rather than closing them", he added.

Link to the press release:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres11_e/pr628_e.htm

More on International Trade Statistics:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

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

Title: From Bubble to Crisis and Recovery: 2011 World Trade in Perspective
Runtime: 10:54
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://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:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres11_e/pr628_e.htm

More on International Trade Statistics:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

WTO trades figures 2011 — Press conference

Title: WTO trades figures 2011 — Press conference
Runtime: 3:48
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://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:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

Title: Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
Runtime: 8:09
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://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 sup...

Title: Debate: Parliaments and the WTO
Runtime: 10:38
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 22.03.2011

What is the role of parliaments in the multilateral trading system?

WTO rules are negotiated at global level, but their legitimacy flows from the fact that these rules are inscribed into law by national parliaments. It is the Parliaments of WTO members which must approve the agreements struck by negotiators in Geneva. Parliamentarians also play the important role of enhancing the transparency of the multilateral trading system and help citizens better understand WTO rules so that they may benefit from them more fully. Donald Oliver, President of the Canadian Inter-Parliamentary Union and Member of the Canadian Senate, and Usama Al-Kurdi, Member of Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, discussed this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

More trade debates on this channel:
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Pascal Lamy sur la Journée internationale de la femme

Title: Pascal Lamy sur la Journée internationale de la femme
Runtime: 4:27
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://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:
http://www.wto.org/french/forums_f/women_day_f/women_day_f.htm

Jetez un oeil à notre débat vidéo sur les liens entre commerce et genre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1thdRLWQbE&tracker=False

Voir aussi le site web de la Journée internationale de la femme:
...

Title: Women and global trade
Runtime: 9:51
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 15.09.2010

Promoting economic opportunities for women

The eighth session of the 2010 Public Forum focused on the links between trade and gender. Representatives from government, business and civil society as well as WTO Deputy Director-General Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza discussed how the multilateral trading system can help women benefit from economic opportunities.

Speakers:
Dame Billie Miller, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados.

Ms Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Ms Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heit, CEO ArcelorMittal, South Africa.

Ms Valentine Rugwabiza Sendanyoye, WTO Deputy Director-General.

More on International Women's Day on WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/women_day_e/women_d...

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