WTO predicts “sharp slowdown” in trade growth

Pictured: WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Photo credit: WTO.

Multiple shocks to the world economy will cause a “sharp slowdown” in the rate of trade growth, according to the World Trade Organization.

Global merchandise trade volumes are forecast to grow by 3.5% in 2022, but trade growth is expected to slow to 1.0% in 2023.

Surging costs around the world caused by the invasion of Ukraine, tighter monetary policy (i.e. central banks hiking interest rates) hitting interest-sensitive...

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Trade volumes likely to grow, says WTO

Global gross domestic product and world merchandise trade volumes are forecast to grow strongly, says the World Trade Organization in its latest bulletin. Economic activity has come roaring back as merchandise trade has been lifted above pre-pandemic levels. Economists are scrabbling to update their spreadsheets.

“Trade has been a critical tool in combatting the pandemic, and this strong growth underscores how important trade will be in underpinning the global economic recovery,” WTO...

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