Geneva, Oct 7, 2025 (AFP) - WTO hikes 2025 trade growth outlook but tariffs to bite in 2026

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2025-10-07

AI-related goods and surging exports to the United States ahead of President Donald Trump's tariff hikes boosted global merchandise trade growth this year, the World Trade Organization said Tuesday. However, the picture is bleaker for 2026, the WTO warned, as the impact of the US tariffs kick in. The WTO raised its forecast for trade volume growth in 2025 to 2.4 percent -- up from 0.9 percent in August -- and cut its 2026 outlook from 1.8 percent......

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