Changes in trade challenge how we manage trade policies, Lamy tells Japanese institute

The following is from a 16 March 2012 speech by Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.

The rise of key emerging economies and “trade in tasks”, increasing inter-dependency, expanded trade ties and a more deeply shared interest in a well-functioning trading system pose a number of questions for how policies should be handled, Director-General Pascal Lamy told the Japan Institute of International Affairs on 16 March 2012.

This speech is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl221_e.htm