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Renato Ruggiero
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"For
the first few months of this year the WTO will adopt the
posture of the swan – serene on top of the water and
paddling furiously under the water," Mr. Moore said.
"I've now spoken to several dozen Ministers since
Seattle and can clearly see how we get momentum in
Geneva. The WTO will in a business-like way, take
constructive steps to produce a realistic package to
build confidence among Member Governments and the public
at large. We have an in-built agenda that covers
agriculture and services, which represent over half the
world's economy. We must also address the market access
problems of the poorest nations and see what we can do to
build their capacity to engage and contribute. A number
of countries have real problems with implementing their
agreements. These problems must be addressed promptly and
realistically." "Iin
Washington I also spent time with Jim Wolfensohn, the
Managing Director of the World Bank, who reorganized the
World Bank to make it more development friendly. There is
much we can learn, if we listen. Our core business and
principles remain as mandated by the Member Governments
that own us. We exist to lift living standards, and
create more jobs and income by negotiating market
openings. We know this in itself is never enough. Issues
of debt, infrastructural investment, education, health
and capacity-building are all important to assist nations
to prosper in a changing world. We need therefore to work
alongside the other international institutions in a
coherent and practical way."
"Our
own public image is a problem, for some reason all the
problems of the modern world are blamed on us. We got
blamed for the excesses and problems of globalization.
But globalization is not a theory or an ideology,
it’s a process which is not even new. However,
unless citizens and governments feel they own it, that
they control it through their governments then there will
be continued anxiety even anger. Yet the historic message
is clear. More open societies do better. The OECD reports
that a new round of tariff liberalization would boost
world economic output by 3 per cent – or over 1.2
trillion dollars – and that developing countries
would benefit most. India's GDP would grow by 9.6 per
cent, China's by 5.5 per cent, sub-saharan Africa's by
3.7 per cent."
"There
is a big job to be done. It has been estimated that
within 25 years over 3 billion people will be added to
the global population. Urban populations will treble over
the next 30 years. By the year 2020, two-thirds of
Africa's population will live in cities. Over the next 30
years food production will have to double. The World Bank
reports that 2 billion people will suffer from chronic
water shortages within 30 years. Half the world's
population lives on under US$2 per day."
"At
the WTO we will play our role with relish and enthusiasm.
We now have all our deputies in place. The next few weeks
will see intensive discussions in capitals and with
Geneva-based Ambassadors. In the calm of the aftermath of
Seattle where we failed to reach a consensus among our
135 Members, there has been a sober and realistic
assessment. We will focus on immediate needs of our
Members and build on that to prepare for our future
agenda. Otherwise the world economy will suffer, the
needs of the poorer nations will continue to be ignored
and growth, stagnate."
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