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WTO lifts 2017 growth forecast but warns 2018 will be slower

The rise in protectionism is one of the main dangers to the future of world trade. 

Nevil Gibson
Fri, 22 Sep 2017

The World Trade Organisation has lifted its estimates for 2017 after a sharp acceleration in global trade growth in the first half of the year.

World merchandise trade volume is now expected to increase 3.6% for the full year compared with the previous estimate of 2.4%,

But this rapid pace of

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Nevil Gibson
Fri, 22 Sep 2017
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