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World trade growth set to slow to 1.9% this year, Iran war may weigh more, says WTO
Yahoo Finance· 2026-03-19 14:07
GENEVA, March 19 (Reuters) - Growth in world trade in goods will slow down markedly to 1.9% this year from 4.6% in 2025 and could decelerate even more if the Middle East war continues to ‌push energy prices higher and disrupt global transport, a World Trade Organization report said on Thursday. Last year ‌a surge in artificial intelligence-related trade and goods front-loading to avoid a slew of U.S. tariffs enabled a better-than-expected growth performance. While global trade remains ​resilient, buoye ...