World Trade Organization reform failure could cost 10% of global GDP, report warns
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Tue, 15 September 2026
3 reports- Politico Europe10:05first to report
The document says that the current trading system is facing its worst disruption in 80 years.
- Channel News Asia12:22
The WTO pointed to a range of factors that have hit cooperation, including shifts in economic power and the growing prominence and diversity of government intervention in markets.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:44
World Trade Organization warns that splitting global trade along geopolitical lines could reduce world gross domestic product by 5.1%, while complete breakdown would cost 6.9%, official figures show
Fri, 18 September 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:56
Global trade remains resilient, but prolonged blockades, bottlenecks could drive up prices, while failure to modernize trade rules risks 10% of potential growth, WTO chief warns
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- DW Top Stories10:35
Over the past six years, COVID, two wars and Donald Trump's tariffs have shaken world trade. With globalization already stalling, is this a temporary shock or the start of a great reversal?
Thu, 8 October 2026
3 reports- El País (Spain)13:00
La OMC eleva al 3,7% el crecimiento de los intercambios globales para 2026 gracias a la alta demanda tecnológica, que amortigua el frenazo de transporte, energía y turismo
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:27
Strong AI-related demand, resilient supply chains cushion Middle East war disruptions, while gains remain uneven
- Channel News Asia16:56
Fri, 9 October 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia01:26
Global supply chains have proved more resilient than expected to disruptions from the Middle East conflict, the World Trade Organization’s chief economist Robert Staiger tells CNA’s Olivia Marzuki in an interview.
- china.org.cn07:15
The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday that global merchandise trade is expected to grow by 3.9 percent in 2026, up from its March forecast of 1.9 percent, driven by supply chain adaptation and strong investment in artificial intelligence (AI).
Thu, 15 October 2026
2 reports- rfdtv.com12:00
U.S.-China trade separation has accelerated since 2025, while broader geopolitical trade fragmentation has stabilized, the WTO said in its latest outlook.
- kitco.com12:17
BANGKOK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - 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 some time to bounce back, Okonjo-Iweala said in an interview, adding that some of...
Fri, 23 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post01:30
This year has opened a rare window of relative calm in global commerce. On October 8, the World Trade Organization doubled its forecast for global goods trade growth, from 1.9 to 3.9 per cent. The easing of US-China and Europe-China tensions has given open economies some breathing space. Hong Kong has seized the moment. Its exports rose 42.5 per cent year on year in the first eight months of 2026, with figures from August alone up 53 per cent, driven largely by AI-related equipment and...