2:01 pm, Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Global trade rises in early 2025, but WTO flags uncertainty

Global merchandise trade saw a strong uptick in the first quarter of 2025 as importers accelerated purchases in anticipation of

WTO members discuss boosting developing economies’ global trade participation

The World Trade Organisation members at the Committee on Trade and Development meeting on April 11 embraced the development outcomes

Trade growth likely to pick up in 2024 in spite of challenging environment

    The latest edition of the WTO’s “Global Trade Outlook and Statistics” foresees a gradual recovery in world merchandise