WTO Director-General Mike Moore calls for increased trade liberalisation to help finance development, a news article, reports that the then WTO Director-General Mike Moore said trade liberalisation can make a huge contribution to the generation of resources for the financing of development. But Mr Moore, while stressing the need for increased capacity-building to help developing countries participate more fully in the global economy, also noted that these nations will have to do more to reduce costly trade restrictions against each other. “Poverty in all its forms is the greatest single threat to peace, democracy, human rights and the environment”, stated Mr Moore. “It is a time-bomb against the heart of liberty; but it can be conquered and we have the tools in our hands to do so, if only we have the courage and focus to make proper use of them.”

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