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> World Bank  website

The mandate back to top

The desire of WTO member countries for greater coherence in global economic policy-making through closer cooperation between the WTO, World Bank and IMF is expressed in a number of Agreements, Ministerial Declarations and Decisions:

• Agreements between the WTO, IMF and World Bank General Council decision, November 1996

• Article III of the Agreement establishing the WTO from the Uruguay Round Final Act.

• Summary of the “Decision on achieving greater coherence in global economic policy-making” from the Uruguay Round Final Act.
• Declaration on the Contribution of the World Trade Organization to Achieving Greater Coherence in Global Economic Policymaking, from the Uruguay Round Final Act.
• Declaration on the Relationship of the World Trade Organization with the International Monetary Fund, from the Uruguay Round Final Act.
• Telecommunications Annex to the GATS
• Consult news release “WTO-World Bank sign Cooperation Agreement”, April 1997

Speeches  back to top

• Lamy's speaking Notes, World Bank Development Committee Meeting 15.04.2007
• WTO to press for additional aid-for-trade resources 18.09.2006
• Lamy: ‘political heavy lifting’ at home needed to revive talks 18.09.2006
• Lamy says progress in farm talks needed for the Round to gain steam 24.10.2005
• Lamy says trade is the missing piece of the development puzzle 29.09.2005
• Hong Kong Ministerial is last and best chance to conclude the Round by next year — Lamy 26.09.2005

  
Documents on Coherence back to top

Note: The World Bank is also known as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

> A multimedia briefing on The WTO Coherence Mandate