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Global trade disruptions

Global Published 26 September 2026, 05:19 · archived 26 Sep 2026

EDITORIAL: The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) recently uploaded report dated 2026 titled A Critical Juncture of the World Trading System stated the obvious “global trade policy and the WTO are experiencing the most serious and sustained disruptions since the multilateral trading system was created 80 years ago.” Few would disagree with this statement, given three major factors notably: (i) President Trump’s violation of the rule-based world economy, including weaponising tariffs; (ii) major inputs for most productive activities - electricity, gas/LNG, petroleum and products – continue to f...

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