US tariffs may shrink Global Trade by 1% – WTO DG

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has warned that newly announced trade measures by the United States could lead to a 1% contraction in global merchandise trade volumes this year.  

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