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Pakistani workers dye traditional scarves outside a shop at a busy market in Islamabad on February 21, 2012. The World Trade Organization (WTO) passed the waivers as an unprecedented concession in order to help Pakistan recover from the floods, yet in... View Photo »
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To go with Pakistan-EU-WTO-trade-waiver,FOCUS by Hasan Mansoor This picture taken on February 7, 2012, shows a Pakistani employee working at a textile factory in Karachi. The European Union is Pakistan's largest trading partner, receiving nearly 30... View Photo »
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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk talks with Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming before the start of the WTO ministerial meeting in Geneva in this November 30, 2009 file photo. A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice... View Photo »
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Trade Representative Ron Kirk looks on before the opening of the 8th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva in this December 15, 2011 file photo. A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice about putting up... View Photo »
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Pascal Lamy (R) , Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), EU Trade Commission Karel De Gucht (C) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk attend a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 28, 2012. View Photo »
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...(from L) Moderator Robert Z. Lawrence, Minister of Trade of Indonesia Gita Wirjawan, Brazilian airplane maker Embraer President and CEO Frederico Fleury Curado, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, European Commission Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht,... View Photo »
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy talks during the WEF session 'After Doha: The future of global trade' at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 28, 2012. View Photo »
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Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), speaks during a panel session at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. View Photo »
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CORRECTS TRANS REF. NUMBER -WTO director-general Pascal Lamy, left, talks to India's trade minister Anand Sharma before a meeting of trade ministers Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Davos, Switzerland. View Photo »
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World Trade Organisation (WTO) Chief Pascal Lamy attends the 2012 World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 27, 2012 in Davos. More than 2,600 businessmen, politicians, leaders of non-governmental organisations or scientists and hundreds of journalists pack... View Photo »
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This photo taken on July 25, 2008, shows Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Uhuru Kenyatta gesturing after a press conference during World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. Kenya's Finance Minister Uhuru... View Photo »
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World Trade Organisation (WTO) Chief Pascal Lamy attends a TV debate by Chinese CCTV during the World Economic Forum meeting 2012 in Davos on January 26, 2012. More than 2,600 businessmen, politicians, leaders of non-governmental organisations or... View Photo »
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Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, WTO, arrives for a panel session at the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The overarching theme of the meeting, which will... View Photo »
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Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 26, 2012. View Photo »
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World Trade Organization General director, French Pascal Lamy speaks during the debate 'France in globalization', as part of The days of Nantes event organized by the weekly Le Nouvel Observateur on January 21, 2012 in Nantes, western France. View Photo »
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Members of the audience listen to World Trade Organization General director, French Pascal Lamy (C) answering on a stage journalists' questions from Laurent Joffrin (L), chief-editor of weekly magazine 'Le Nouvel Observateur' and Jean-Marie Biette, departemental... View Photo »
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World Trade Organization General director, French Pascal Lamy (C) answers journalists' questions from Laurent Joffrin (L), chief-editor of weekly magazine 'Le Nouvel Observateur' and Jean-Marie Biette, departemental director of Ouest-France newspaper, during... View Photo »
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Protesters gather together to protest against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections on Sakharov avenue in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, with a white balloon with words "why did you join WTO?". Tens of thousands of... View Photo »
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World Trade Organization Director general Pascal Lamy reads documents during the last day of the 8th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva December 17, 2011. View Photo »
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The World Trade Organization (WTO), (OMC - French: Organisation mondiale du commerce, Spanish: Organización Mundial del Comercio), is an international organization designed to supervise and liberalize international trade. The WTO came into being on January 1, 1995, and is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which... Full Article
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To go with Pakistan-EU-WTO-trade-waiver,FOCUS by Hasan Mansoor This picture taken on February 7, 2012, shows a Pakistani employee working at a textile factory in Karachi. The European Union is Pakistan's largest trading partner, receiving nearly 30 percent of its exports -- worth...
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WTO Director general Pascal Lamy (R) holds a sign with Elvira Nabiullina, Minister of Economic Development (C) next to Igor Shuvalov, Russia Deputy Prime Minster of Russia after the signature of the accession of the Russian Fedration as WTO member in Geneva December 16, 2011. The World...
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy attends the 8th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. The WTO agreed Friday to allow Russia to become its newest member, giving a critical boost to the ailing economy of its biggest...
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Conference Chairman Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (R) and WTO Chief of cabinet Arancha Gonzalez Laya (L) shakes hand in front of World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy during the session to complete the accession of Russia to the WTO at the 8th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva...
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Chairman of the eighth World Trade Organization ministerial conference Nigerian Trade Minister Olusegun Aganga (R) brought the hammer down and declared that the trade body approved Russia's accession next to WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy as the World Trade Organization gave its second...
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World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy (Far R) talks to Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov (Far L) prior to a WTO ministerial meeting on December 16, 2011 in Geneva. Russia secured the final approval to join the World Trade Organization after a record 18...
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World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy, right, poses for a photograph with Russian Deputy Prime Minster Igor Shuvalov, center, and Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina, left, during the accession of Russia to the organization at the 8th...
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Pascal Lamy (R) , Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), EU Trade Commission Karel De Gucht (C) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk attend a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 28, 2012.
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