Davos Annual Meeting 2007 - Frozen Trade Talks

http://www.weforum.org 27.01.2007 Frozen Trade Talks and the Need for Progress Doha's apparent failure has given rise to a debate on the role of multilateral, regional and bilateral factors in shaping the international trade agenda. Meanwhile, it remains unclear if, and how, businesses have been affected. 1) How are regional and bilateral factors influencing the future of international trade? 2) What is at stake in maintaining a healthy global trade regime? 3) Should the manner in which multilateral trade agreements are negotiated be overhauled? Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Celso Amorim, Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva Doris Leuthard, Federal Councillor of Economic Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Peter Mandelson, Commissioner, Trade, European Commission, Brussels Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India Susan Schwab, US Trade Representative Moderated by John K. Defterios, Group Vice-President, Content and Anchor, United Kingdom, FBC Media, United Kingdom

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