[sh_light_text ]Cities are increasingly the locus of the world economy. Since 2007, more than half the world population has been living in cities. The world is continuing to urbanise rapidly. But are today’s trade policies and free trade negotiations up to the task of catering to cities’ needs? A panel …
Tag: Economics
WTO trade growth forecast for 2014: Europe sluggish
The World Trade Organization announced it downgraded its trade growth forecast for 2014 to 3.1 percent, down from 4.7 percent, after having taken note of “sub-par trade growth in first half of 2014”. For Europe’s trade the outlook is among the bleakest. “Imports of the EU finally recovered their level of mid-2011 in …
