WTO Calls Emergency Meeting on Trade Barriers

barriers This is worrisome:

Just two weeks after saying protectionism was under control, the World Trade Organization is gathering nations in a special meeting Monday to discuss a fast-rising wave of barriers to commerce.

Dozens of measures have been enacted in country after country since early last month, in a scramble by governments to safeguard key industries — often by damaging those of their neighbors.

More here.

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Comments

  1. Gert says:

    There’s a teirfirc amount of knowledge in this article!

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