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Decision from G20 leaders could prove the tipping point for free trade

  • Written by Alan Deardorff, Professor of International Economics Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan

It’s essential that the G20 leaders push for adoption of the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) at the summit meeting in Hangzhou, China, in the face of growing anti-globalization forces. This agreement could be the tipping point to highlight the importance of global free trade and prevent a revival of true...

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