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Pascal Lamy - Director General, WTO

Stephen Sackur talks to the director general of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy, who makes the case for free trade in the current climate of economic fear and pessimism.

The director general of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy, has one of the most thankless tasks in global politics; he has to make the case for free trade in the current climate of economic fear and pessimism. He says that doing a world trade deal now is more important than ever. Stephen Sackur asks if his message will be adhered to or be swept away in the growing tide of economic nationalism.

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