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2/28/24, 10:19 AM WTO summit in Abu Dhabi: Will new global trade deal emerge at 3-day event? | Economy – Gulf News
The venue for the WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi. More than 160 ministers are expected to
attend.
Image Credit: Dhanusha Gokulan/Chief Reporter
New trade deal
The WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) hopes to strike deals by consensus.
Still, such efforts are becoming more and more difficult as signs grow that the global
economy is fragmenting into separate blocs, WTO Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on
Sunday.
"Politically, it's quite a tough time," Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said, referring to wars,
tensions and upcoming elections. "(But) I'm hopeful we will still be able to pull out
some of the deliverables."
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