Season 4 Episode 01 – Jaime Coghi, Deputy Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Jaime has been working in Geneva on WTO-related matters since the establishment of the WTO. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone as knowledgeable about the WTO as Jaime; if it has happened at the WTO, Jaime has probably seen it.
I have known Jaime for over ten years, and he is a well-regarded diplomat who I consult with whenever I need some information or I have a question. Jaime has covered many topics at the WTO, including Dispute Settlement. He has even served as a Panelist in a dispute and assisted in the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) Special Session, where Members have been trying to amend the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU).
Jaime also worked in the Revised Information Technology Agreement (ITA), which proved to be a key element of Costa Rica’s broader National Policy to move up the Global Value Chain (GVC) and become a leader in the industry. In our conversation, Jaime delves deeper into why Costa Rica is a strong supporter of the Multilateral Trading System (MTS) and, in the process, becoming one of the best case studies of how countries can benefit from the WTO.
We also get to discuss one of the achievements of the WTO during the last few months, which came in the form of the conclusion of the negotiations on services domestic regulation, which stands as the first set of rules on services in 24 years. Jaime chaired the process during the last stretch, and during our conversation, he tells us a bit about the process and some lessons learned, which could prove helpful across other negotiations in the WTO.
It is always great catching up with Jaime, and I enjoyed our conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Stick around!
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Featuring:
Jaime Coghi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-coghi-1743936b/
Host:
Rodolfo Rivas (Twitter: @rivasrod)
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