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Warwick Commission’s Avinash Persaud ranked number 2 in Prospect’s list of “the top 25 brains of the financial crisis”

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:07:04 GMT

2. Avinash Persaud Financial liquidity analyst, adviser to governments around the world, the man who has studied “herd” behaviour in finance, and now the man trying to stop it.

Australia adopts Warwick Commission recommendations

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:32:51 GMT

Recommendations made by the first Warwick Commission on the future of the trade system have been incorporated in the biggest review of Australian trade policy in almost twenty years.

Fine-Tuning Trade - a review of the Warwick Commission

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:16:32 GMT

The Literary Review of Canada recently published a review of the Warwick Commission report “The Multilateral Trade Regime: Which Way Forward?". The review, entitled “Fine Tuning Trade” by Rohinton Medhora claims that the commission’s strategy to make the case for the feasible rather than the supremely desirable provides it a better chance of success.

‘Second life’ for Warwick Commission

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:54:14 GMT

Chair of Warwick Commission, the Hon Pierre Pettigrew says the commission report into the future of world trade is set to have an even bigger impact after the completion of the Doha round of negotiations of the World Trade Organisation.

EU Committee call on expertise of Warwick Commission

Wed, 28 May 2008 11:22:20 GMT

The European Union Committee have called upon members of the Warwick Commission to give evidence as part of an inquiry into European Trade Policy.

Australia's Minister for Trade on the work of the Warwick Commission

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:29:54 GMT

The Hon Simon Cream MP, Australian Minister for Trade, recently commented on the work of the Warwick Commission in a speech at the Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU.

Speaking on Australia's role in addressing the future of multilateral trade the Minister applauded the work of Commission and the importance of the report in stimulating debate.

Debate on the Warwick Commission

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:20:05 GMT

Following the publication of the Warwick Commission's report on the future of the multilateral trading system Warwick iCast hosted a debate at Chatham House on the reccommendations. Taking part were Commissioners Professor Simon Evenett, University of St Gallen, and Dr Amrita Narlikar, University of Cambridge. They were joined by Guy de Jonquières, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House, and Sheila Page, Senior Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute.

Folow the link to watch the video of the debate.

Warwick Commission gather in Singapore to meet with Singaporean Trade & Industry Minister of State

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:01:15 GMT

The Warwick Commission are gathering in Singapore for a special session with Lee Yi Shyan, Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade and Industry. The event will see the Commission present its analysis on the future of the multilateral trade system after the Doha Round and discuss the implications of its report with key Singaporean policy makers and researchers. The workshop in Singapore is one of a series planned in key cities around the world as part of the Warwick Commission’s efforts to generate discussion about this global issue.

Experts Say Consensus Should No Longer Be Deal Breaker in World Trade

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:01:34 GMT

The Warwick Commission, a panel of leading specialists on world trade is this week publishing the results of its 10 month study of the state of the world trade system. They are concerned about what they see as a dwindling commitment to multilateralism in global commerce and critical of national political leaders' reliance on "the politics of blame and responsibility avoidance" in trade talks. They call for an end to the reliance on consensus decision-making in future negotiations; a bigger role for the World Trade Organization in the delivery of Aid for Trade to developing countries; escalating financial compensation as a means to resolve some trade disputes and a high level 'reflection exercise' on the future of the trade system by the members of the WTO.

The Multilateral Trade Regime: Which Way Forward?

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:27:28 GMT

The final report of the Warwick Commission - “The Multilateral Trade Regime: Which Way Forward?” – will be launched on Thursday 6^th December at the World Trade Organization, Geneva.