WTO lifts global trade outlook as AI boom powers Asian growth
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The World Trade Organization has raised its outlook for global trade, with the AI boom contributing to growth in Asia. Chief economist Robert Staiger said supply chains have proved more resilient than expected despite disruptions linked to conflict in the Middle East.
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.
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