WTO: Trade barriers could slow global recovery

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The World Trade Organization chief says that protectionist trade measures, including subsidies to struggling industries, are hampering international trade and may slow the global recovery.

WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy stresses that the global economic crisis is not over, and rising unemployment will spark further protectionist pressures in the years to come.

He also says it is urgent that governments start planning a coordinated exit strategy that will eliminate these measures.