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WTO hikes 2026 trade growth forecast, says Pakistan among nations benefitting from trade disruption amid ME conflict
none@none.com (Khaleeq Kiani) · Dawn
Published 9 Oct 2026, 4:27 am·58 min ago·1 min read
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ISLAMABAD: The World Trade Organisation on Thursday sharply raised its global trade growth forecast for 2026 — with merchandise trade riding the AI boom — and concluded that some nations, including Pakistan, were actually benefiting from trade disruptions amid the ongoing Middle East conflict in some ways. In its Global Trade Outlook Update 2026, the Geneva-based global trade watchdog said its economists had upgraded their forecasts for global merchandise trade volume growth to 3.9 per cent for 2026 and 4.1pc for 2027 — up from previous estimates of 1.9pc and 2.6pc, respectively, projected at…
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