Monthly Archives: May 2011

May 31, 2011

Life without Doha

In a recent commentary, I drew on the Interim Report of the High-level Trade Experts Group, appointed by the governments of Britain, Germany, Indonesia, and Turkey, which I co-chair, to explain why concluding the World Trade Organization’s ten-year-old Doha Round … Continue reading

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May 31, 2011

Don’t let usual suspects decide on next IMF boss

The following is a letter from Professor Jagdish Bhagwati to the Financial Times, dated May 26, 2011. Sir, The choice of a successor to Dominique Strauss-Kahn has elicited predictable comments, especially that the succession be on merit and should not … Continue reading

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May 7, 2011

Bin Laden’s death is an opportunity to close Doha deal

The following is a letter to the editors at the Financial Times, published by the paper on May 6, 2011. Sir, Apropos your editorial “Life after Doha” (April 19) prematurely announcing the death of the Doha Round, and Alan Beattie’s … Continue reading

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