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Why the world still needs World Trade Organisation

The World Trade Organisation has spent much of its recent life being told it is obsolete. In its World Trade Report 2026 launched last month, the Geneva-based body tells us what would happen if the rules are simply allowed to ‘wear away.’ It says the outcome would be quite expensive for the global economy. It models a world that breaks into rival geopolitical blocs and finds global GDP would be…

Why the world still needs World Trade Organisation

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United Capital’s 9M 2026 pre-tax profit rises 66% to N41.58 billion as investment income nearly doubles

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