For what its worth, from the bookmaker Ladbrokes (via this March 30 story in Bloomberg.com - "Uruguay's Castillo Is Top Contender for WTO Job, Ladbrokes Says" ):
" ``Castillo looks like the compromise candidate, but I expect the odds on Lamy to shorten,'' said Warren Lush, a spokesman for Ladbrokes in London. ``We're expecting to take some more money soon, but they're the only two to have had much backing so far.''
Four candidates are competing for the four-year job that starts Sept. 1. Perez del Castillo, 60, a former ambassador to the WTO, is quoted at 5/4 odds, meaning a $5 wager would yield a profit of $4. Lamy's odds are 5/2, with Brazilian ambassador Luiz Felipe de Seixas Correa and Mauritian Foreign Minister Jaya Cuttaree both at 4/1. .."
The story also notes that the WTO ambassadors (the General Council) "meet tomorrow in Geneva to discuss the selection process."
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