'WTO Has Obstacles to Trade In Retreat'

WTO says it is still a risk, but some governments are opening up

A review of the WTO/OECD/UNCTAD Report by John. W. Miller of the Wall Street Journal (08 March 2010)
 
Protectionism by national governments began to decline in the fourth quarter of 2009 but remains a major threat to the global economy, according to a World Trade Organization report.
The document, co-written by officials from the WTO, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the United Nations, will be sent Monday to the governments of the Group of 20 leading nations. A copy was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
The 85-page paper is an attempt by the Geneva-based WTO to temper what its officials say are overly pessimistic reports in the media of a rising tide of tariffs, ...
 
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