EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade

Clear rise in restrictions adopted by G20 over year

Brussels, 07/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - The number of new protectionist measures taken by the G20 countries since November 2013 has increased by 12% according to the latest report from the WTO, OECD and UNCTAD, which was published on 6 November. There are currently 962 restrictive measures in place in these countries.

The number of new restrictive measures adopted by the G20 countries decreased significantly between mid-May and mid-October this year, with 93 additional measures compared with...