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Trump's tariffs will shrink global trading, warns World Trade Organization
16 Apr 2025 14:48 GMT
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Global Economy on Edge: UNCTAD and WTO Forecast Deepening Slowdown for This Year
17 Apr 2025 16:06 GMT
… this gloomy outlook, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) delivered its own sobering assessment … domestic demand, particularly private fixed investment, remains sluggish. The
manufacturing … main impetus, while overall investment will continue to lag, …
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WTO now expects global trade to shrink in 2025 due to US tariffs
17 Apr 2025 08:51 GMT
The World Trade Organization (WTO) sharply downgraded its forecast … of big concern," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo- … from one another.
The WTO estimates that merchandise trade between … on travel and investment-related services. The WTO said it expected …
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Tariffs, policy uncertainty to hit global trade: WTO
17 Apr 2025 06:55 GMT
… uncertainty (TPU), says World Trade Organization's (WTO) Global Trade Outlook … of the year, when WTO economists expected to see … on travel and slows investment-related services. As a … merchandise trade estimates.
WTO economists expect world GDP at …
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Singapore to expand trade pacts, push WTO reform amid escalating US-China tensions: DPM Gan
17 Apr 2025 05:43 GMT
… and push to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to escalating … Republic’s ability to attract investment and create good jobs.
… the US is the largest investor in both Singapore and … a pullback in trade and investment would weigh on regional …
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Trump tariff turmoil: Global trade could slide this year, says WTO
17 Apr 2025 04:33 GMT
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Geneva: The World Trade Organisation says the volume of trade … economies in particular,” WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo … weakening economic activity,” WTO chief economist Ralph Ossa … of business, industry and investment for the past three …
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China Dismisses Trump's Tariff 'Numbers Game,' Files WTO Complaint: Talks Can Only Proceed Based On 'Mutual Respect'
17 Apr 2025 03:39 GMT
… . imports and filed a new World Trade Organization complaint last week, alleging rule … Shouwen with Li Chenggang, its WTO envoy. The Trump administration has … .com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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WTO alarm over global trade as China products face up to 245% US tariffs
17 Apr 2025 04:17 GMT
BEIJING: China on Wednesday denounced Washington’s tariff escalation after the White House revealed levies on certain Chinese goods had reached as high as 245 percent, telling the US to stop its pressure tactics and intimidation. The White House said in a …
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WTO = WTF: How the World Trade Organization sold out the global economy
14 Apr 2025 20:48 GMT
… speak plainly: The World Trade Organization has become the World … Transparency, another pillar of WTO compliance, remains elusive. Chinese … foreign investors.
China committed to joining the WTO’s … cooperation but dominance.
The WTO, meanwhile, stands paralyzed …
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WTO warns Donald Trump’s tariffs will have ‘severe downside risks’ on global trade
17 Apr 2025 01:10 GMT
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released a new forecast on the global outlook for trade, warning that the tariffs rolled out by the President Donald Trump administration have deteriorated global trade, and it warned that global trade volumes could …