Thursday, April 12, 2007

UPDATE 1-WTO sees trade growth slowing to 6 pct in 2007

(Reuters) - In their first forecast for 2007, WTO economists said the outlook was based on expectations that the world economy would expand some 3 percent this year, below last year's 3.7 percent.

World trade growth in 2006 was above the previous WTO forecast for 7 percent and the second highest figure since 2000, reflecting stronger than expected economic growth in Japan and Europe, the Geneva-based trade body said in a report.


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