Pascal Lamy

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  China Must 'Walk The Talk' On Trade: Former World Trade Organisation Chief

  Beijing's pledges to pursue trade liberalisation in the face of a potentially more protectionist US under Donald Trump meant it was time for China to "walk the talk" on the issue, former WTO director-general Pascal Lamy said Friday.

• WTO cuts 2013 trade forecast; sees protectionist threat

  The World Trade Organization (WTO) slashed its forecast for trade growth in 2013 on Wednesday, saying it feared protectionism was on the increase.

• Doha is not dead for sure: WTO's Pascal Lamy

  Pascal Lamy, director-general, World Trade Organization, spoke to NDTV's Namrata Brar on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland about the Doha round of negotiations, which aims to lower trade barriers around the world to facilitate global trade. Here's the edited transcript of the interview:

• Major global companies express interest to invest in India

  Major global companies including Novartis, BAE Systems and Philips today expressed interest in expanding their businesses in India.

• Confidence in global economy improves: WEF survey

  The overall confidence in the global economy has improved in the first quarter of this year compared to last three months of 2012, according to a WEF survey.

• Is WTO about to abandon dream of global free trade?

  As it seeks a new chief to lead it out of a negotiating death-spiral, the World Trade Organization looks doomed to be fatally undermined by new global carve-ups that will leave many of the world's poorest sidelined.

• India, China influencing pattern, scope of international trade: WTO

  Emerging economies like India, China and Brazil are no longer "policy takers" but are significantly influencing the pattern and scope of international trade, according to WTO Director General Pascal Lamy.

• India emerges as top 25 leading exporters in world: Lamy

  India has emerged as one of the top 25 leading exporters in the world along with countries like Brazil Mexico and Malaysia, WTO chief Pascal Lamy has said.

• Asia struggles to ward off impact of European crisis

  HSBC's chief India economist Leif Eskesen said India's weakening economy was like a "gasping elephant".

• World Economic Forum Davos 2012: 'Protectionism has impacted world trade by 1%'

  Countries benefit little from protectionist policies because every country has a tendency to help domestic companies going abroad either to invest or to produce.

• WTO moves to improve trade financing for developing world

  The World Trade Organisation said on Thursday that it is looking at improving trade financing conditions in developing countries, which is beginning to dry up due to the global economic crisis. Trade finance is the "lifeblood" without which global trade would stall. It comes in the form of credit issued and guaranteed by banks to importers a...