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Trade rebound does not match regional demand outlooks

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Estimates see world trade rebounding from sub-1% to 3.5% in 2024, even though all regions are slowing or growing slowly

New harmful trade interventions will fall into 2024

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Trade protectionism grew in 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Trade shifting from multilateralism to smaller groups

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The WTO meeting may struggle to reach agreement on fishing and farming, let alone on dispute resolution or digital trade

Near- and friend-shoring markedly alter trade flows

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The United States, Europe and Japan are trading more together and less with China, which is trading more with Russia

Taiwan will be at pains to retain diplomatic allies

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TAIWAN

Taipei has lost diplomatic ally Nauru to Beijing and relations with Tuvalu were uncertain following recent elections

Pandemic deepens Latin America’s trade trends

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LATIN AMERICA

The impact of COVID-19 on trade patterns deepened Latin America’s dependence on primary products

UK Brexit risks suggest a deal is still possible

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UNITED KINGDOM

The failure to reach a trade deal would present significant challenges for Boris Johnson’s political survival

Russian trade ties limit scope for Belarus ‘divorce’

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BELARUS

Bilateral tensions boil over into vocal recriminations, but economic bonds remain firm

Russia may carve out shallow niche in Africa

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RUSSIA-AFRICA

Russia announced its return to Africa with a major summit in Sochi on October 23-24

African regional integration faces new urgency

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AFRICA

Lagging regional integration is further complicated by the COVID-19 crisis