WTO Chief Warns On Trump Tariffs

Trade wars sparked by Trump tariffs would be 'catastrophic', WTO chief says
The World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats would have catastrophic consequences for global growth, urging states to refrain from retaliation.
WTO Chief Warns On Trump Tariffs: 'Catastrophic. Everyone Will Pay'
The World Trade Organization's director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, urged countries to not retaliate against president Donald Trump's tariffs, saying it could cause "catastrophic" outcomes for growth.
WTO Chief Warns Against Trade Wars Amid Tariff Threats
Iweala, urged nations to avoid retaliatory trade wars, warning of devastating impacts on global growth. Speaking at Davos, Okonjo-Iweala referenced the 1930s protectionist measures and called for calm and use of WTO dispute resolutions instead of tariffs,
Trade wars would be 'catastrophic' for global growth, WTO chief says
The World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars would have catastrophic consequences for global growth in a debate where U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats were discussed.
WTO chief says tit-for-tat retaliation on tariffs would be 'catastrophic'
STORY: Trade wars would have catastrophic consequences for global growth.That was the warning from the head of the World Trade Organization on Thursday ().WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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The Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Thursday warned that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by the United
WTO chief warns against ‘catastrophic’ tit-for-tat tariffs
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged nations Thursday to keep calm over tariffs, warning that a tit-for-tat trade war would
Okonjo-Iweala cautions WTO members against tit-for-tat tariffs
Okonjo-Iweala advised WTO member nations to explore alternative avenues for dispute resolution rather than resorting to retaliatory measures. “Even if a tariff is levied, please keep calm, don’t wake up and without the necessary groundwork levy your own,” she said.
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Trade wars sparked by Trump tariffs would be ‘catastrophic’: WTO chief
THE World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday (Jan 23) that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats would have catastrophic consequences for global growth,
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