WTO-New report finds global value chains resilient, reconfiguring amid latest challenges
you are currently viewing::WTO-New report finds global value chains resilient, reconfiguring amid latest challengesDecember 2, 2025-The value of global goods imports affected by new tariffs and other import measures increased more than fourfold from mid-October 2024 to mid-October 2025 compared to the prior 12-month period,marking the highest coverage in over 15 years of WTO trade monitoring,according to the WTO Director-General's latest annual overview of developments in the international trading environment. At the same time,WTO members introduced trade-facilitating measures on both imports and exports,covering one-and-a-half times more trade than the previous period,and were pursuing dialogue more than retaliation. Source: World Trade Organization (WTO) |
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Countries' responses to the energy shock triggered by the Middle East war varied significantly-and evolved as the shock persisted.
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September 15, 2026-The 2026 edition of the World Trade Report-issued on 15 September-finds that a strengthened multilateral trading system could increase global GDP by roughly 3% or USD 3 trillion by 2050, while inaction to modernize the trading system could reduce global output by up to 10%. The flagship publication of the WTO Secretariat, examining what the multilateral trading system has delivered over 80 years and where it is facing challenges, offers evidence relevant to ongoing efforts to keep trade rules fit for purpose.