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WTO raises its 2026 goods trade growth forecast to 3.9%, as the AI boom offsets the Middle East disruption
The WTO raised its forecast for 2026 world goods trade growth to 3.9 per cent, as the AI boom offset Middle East disruption (ST, CNA). Bloomberg reported WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala saying trade faces its sternest test in eight decades.
Singapore's economy depends on trade more than almost any other.
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DailyDrop Singapore edition No. 5 · Morning · FRI., OCT. 9, 2026