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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12512

24 June 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 30
NEWS BRIEFS / Trade
Second quarter fall in world trade “could have been much worse”, according to WTO

23/06/2020 (Agence Europe)The fall in trade we are now seeing is historically large - in fact, it would be the steepest on record”, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said on Monday 22 June, when the organisation’s quarterly forecasts were released, adding: “There is an important silver lining here: it could have been much worse”. In the second quarter of 2020, during the lockdown, the volume of merchandise trade is expected to have declined by around 18.5% year-on-year: a...

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BEACONS
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
EXTERNAL ACTION
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
INSTITUTIONAL
NEWS BRIEFS