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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8009

19 July 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/g8/development
World Bank launches appeal to G8 for next round of negotiations to be a "Development Round"

Brussels, 18/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On the eve of the G8 meeting, placed under the sign of the fight against poverty, the President of the World Bank James D. Wolfensohn, launched an appeal to rich countries for the next round of multilateral trade negotiations to be a "Development Round". At a meeting with Commissioner Pascal Lamy and his American counterpart Robert Zoellick, Mr. Wolfensohn stressed the importance of trade for growth, increased productivity and the reduction in poverty...

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