contributions to global trade growth have come from East Asian countries in the developing world and the Euro area in the developed … world. Merchandise trade, which in recent years has been less resilient than services trade, picked up, growing by 4 …

. Trade policy developments are mixed. Restrictive trade measures imposed during 2018 affected 3.8 percent of world …-for-tat tariffs between the United States and China alone affected 2.0 percent of world merchandise trade in 2018. Ongoing trade … a multilateral approach and World Trade Organization reforms …

Robert B. Zoellick, President the World Bank Group, addressed the Commencement about the theme of the challenge of … globalization …

The World Bank Group has sketched six strategic themes to alert us to necessities and opportunities as Fate hurries … the Arab world; and continually upgrading our knowledge and learning.The challenge is to take practical steps, now, that …