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Despite all the recent protectionist talk, global trade facilitation is improving.

A World Trade Organisation (WTO) report published yesterday shows the lowest monthly average of new trade restrictions since 2008.

Between October and May, there were just 74 new trade-restrictive measures, approximately 11 a month, while the same period ...

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