World slipping dangerously into protectionism, says WTO

Page 1 of 2 2:00PM Friday Mar 27, 2009 Trade barriers are being thrown up around the world, warns the WTO. Photo/Dean Purcell GENEVA – The world is slipping dangerously into protectionism, threatening to strangle global economic recovery, the World Trade Organization said. In an alarm bell to WTO’s 153 members, Director-General Pascal Lamy said free trade has suffered “significant slippage” this year as countries have erected new barriers to imports in the form…

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