The World Trade Organization sharply cut its forecast for global merchandise trade from solid growth to a decline on ...

The WTO has deemed the impact of Trump’s tariff overhaul and ongoing uncertainty a “crisis” and warned that if the situation ...

The volume of world merchandise trade is expected to decline by 0.2 per cent in 2025 under current conditions, nearly three ...

The latest WTO forecast marks a reversal from 2024, when the volume of world merchandise trade grew 2.9 per cent; GDP rose by ...

Trade could shrink even further, to 1.5% in 2025, if the situation deteriorates, it says in Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report; this will be in sharp contrast to 2024 when the volume of world ...

At the start of the year, the WTO Secretariat expected to see continued expansion of world trade in 2025 and 2026, with ...

The WTO has significantly lowered its merchandise trade forecast for 2025, projecting a 0.2% decline due to the US-led trade ...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Wednesday that the outlook for global trade has “deteriorated sharply” in the ...

The WTO had previously expected steady growth in merchandise trade through 2025 and 2026, aligned with global GDP expansion.

with merchandise trade growing in line with world GDP and commercial services trade increasing at a faster pace. However, the large number of new tariffs introduced since January prompted WTO ...

STORY: The World Trade Organization slashed its forecast for global merchandise trade from solid growth to a decline on ...