Tag: trade growth

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:17 UTC

  Global trade expected to plummet this year, says World Trade Organization

  

  Global trade growth is expected to plummet by up to a third in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday, warning that the numbers would be “ugly”.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 08:28 UTC

  Global trade growth forecasted to slow this year, says

  

  Global trade growth is on track to slide further the first quarter of 2019, the World Trade Organization said. WTO in September said it expects world merchandise trade growth will slow to 3.7% this year down from 3.9% in 2018.