{
  "id": 12887340,
  "title": "WTO upgrades 2026 goods trade growth forecast to 3.9% as AI boom offsets Middle East disruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/wto-upgrades-2026-goods-trade-growth-forecast-to-3-9-as-ai-boom",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/wto-upgrades-2026-goods-trade-growth-forecast-to-3-9-as-ai-boom-offsets-middle-east-disruption"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "But it downgrades services growth outlook to 3.3% as Mid-East conflict hits transport and travel.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}