GTA at Davos 2010: Swiss President cites data from our Third report.

 On 27 January 2010, in a speech titled "Rhetoric and Reality," the Swiss President made the following remarks:
 
"However, I see a rift opening up between rhetoric and reality:...
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2. On protectionism, the G20 leaders' rhetoric was to fight protectionism and remain committed to bringing the Doha Round to a successful conclusion in 2010.

The reality, however, is different. Global Trade Alert tells us that between November 2008 and December 2009, G20 countries alone were responsible for 184 of a global total of 297 discriminatory trade measures. And as far as the Doha round is concerned, progress has been made, but we are still waiting for the great break-through...."
The full text of the speech is available at: http://www.news.admin.ch/message/?lang=en&msg-id=31307