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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10517

16 December 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 40
ACTION EXTERNAL / (ae) trade
WTO - Lamy warns of cost of protectionism

Geneva, 15/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - At the opening of the eighth ministerial conference of the WTO, Pascal Lamy explained that in a worsening economic climate all countries had an interest in working closely together within the multilateral system. The head of the WTO put the cost of protectionism at €800 billion.

In his opening speech at the ministerial meetings of the 153 member countries, on Thursday 15 December, he warned that “the multilateral trade system provides an anchor in...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICY
ACTION EXTERNAL
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