Trade liberalization can be contagious, and the opening of markets regionally can spark progress multilaterally as well. Roberto Azevedo Read Quote
Each blockage is a blockage. Each impasse is an impasse. You have to find a solution; there is no recipe that fits each one of them. Roberto Azevedo Read Quote
I think what helps me is that delegations of all sizes – the small, the medium, the large, the largest – they all have seen me in action. They all have seen me unlocking blockages, unlocking impasses for several years now, and they all know that… I can bring a constructive mood to the table. Roberto Azevedo Read Quote
Trade is not the cause for unemployment. In fact, the biggest drivers for unemployment are innovation and increased productivity. It has nothing to do with trade. Roberto Azevedo Read Quote
Just having the economy picking up doesn’t mean that we will get through or that we will turn the chapter on many of the problems that we see ahead of us. Roberto Azevedo Read Quote
New technologies, innovative management, higher productivity, displacements in the labour market, increased migration – these are all provoking major economic, social, and political shifts. These shifts need to be better understood if we are to address them in a positive and effective manner. Roberto Azevedo Read Quote
Making strong infrastructural reforms, particularly in the area of social security, that’s not an appealing prospect for any country or for any political structure. But that’s a reality. Roberto Azevedo Read Quote
We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work. Roberto Azevedo Read Quote
