Economics

U.S.-China Trade Deal May Risk Sparking WTO Challenges: Director

  • WTO’s purpose is to allow for probes of actions, Azevedo says
  • Deal would relieve one of the biggest global trade tensions
April 2: Azevedo explains the factors behind the WTO’s lowered global trade growth projection for 2019.(Source: Bloomberg)
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A potential trade agreement between the U.S. and China could face challenges from other World Trade Organization members depending on the details of the pact and whether other nations feel it unfairly hurts them, the group’s chief said.