WTO chief warns of long-term trade effects from Middle East war and geopolitical shifts
Most outlets reported that the WTO director general highlighted the lasting impact of the Middle East war and geopolitical changes on global trade. Arab News Pakistan and Business Recorder both led with the warning, though the latter included the location (BANGKOK) and a partial quote from Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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WTO sees lasting impact on trade from ME war
BANGKOK: Shifting geopolitics and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East will have a lasting impact on world trade flows as companies hedge their bets against future shocks, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, told Reuters on Thursday. Trade had contracted sharply in the Middle East as a result of the Iran war, despite a series of workarounds, and would take ...
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