Center for Global Development and The Commonwealth Secretariat Present Keynote Address by WTO Director General Dr. Panitchpakdi 4/21/2004
From: Andrew Stober of The Center for Global Development, 202-416-0705 or astober@cgdev.org News Advisory: -- Center for Global Development and The Commonwealth Secretariat Present Keynote Address by WTO Director General Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, and Nobel Laureate in Economics Joseph E. Stiglitz presenting "The Stiglitz Plan: From Doha to the Developing World" Join the Center as Professor Joseph Stiglitz presents his recently-completed study exploring the following questions: What constitutes a balanced outcome of the negotiations in the Doha Development Round? What challenges do developing nations face in adjusting to more liberalized trade? What mechanisms should be made available to developing countries by the IMF/World Bank to enable their adjustment to a more liberalized trading environment? WHEN: Saturday, April 24 10 a.m.- noon WHERE: Peter G. Peterson Conference Center (IIE), 1750 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. EDITORS NOTE: RSVP to Andrew Stober at astober@cgdev.org, 202-416-0705 ------ The Center for Global Development is an independent, non- partisan, non-profit think tank dedicated to reducing global poverty and inequality through policy oriented research and engagement with the policy community and the public. Read Sebastian Mallaby's Washington Post column about the CGD/FP Commitment to Development Index |