Global supply chain changes dampen pace of world trade growth
Low-cost manufacturing countries are losing their advantage as automation favours developed economies.
Nevil Gibson Mon, 26 Feb 2018
International trade flows rebounded in 2017 to expand at their fastest pace since 2011, latest data show.
The December world trade monitor from the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis says the volume of exports and imports of goods was 4.5% higher than in 2016, marking a pickup