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Japan's Abe Presses Davos Crowd to Rebuild Trust in Free Trade

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Shinzo Abe delivers a special address at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.Source: Bloomberg

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By Isabel Reynolds

January 23, 2019 at 10:44 AM UTC

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January 23, 2019 at 11:31 AM UTC

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told political and business leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, to renew trust in global trade, as he seeks to avoid a repeat of last year’s tit-for-tat tariffs and trade tensions.