Escalating tariffs are taking a toll.
Rising trade tensions and a lagging global economy have led the World Trade Organization to cut its forecast for international trade growth by more than half, to the lowest level since the global financial crisis just over a decade ago.statement on Tuesday
The Geneva-based organization reduced its forecast for the second time this year, as export and import growth slowed worldwide in the first half of 2019.
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