How 2020 has even more ways to cripple global trade
With protectionism on the rise in ways similar to the lead-up to the Great Depression, ‘the echoes of the 1930s are pretty clear,’ one analyst warns
08 September 2020 - 11:22
Geneva — 2020 could end today and it would still rival the most challenging periods for the international trading system. But the next three-and-a-half months may bring even more potential disruptions that could secure 2020’s spot as the most turbulent in modern history.
Several key events will occur that have potential to turbocharge the global trade regime’s trajectory towards dysfunction and chaos. On the flip side, it’s possible the outcomes could help cushion the worst global recession since the financial crisis and set the world on a path to recovery...
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