GENEVA — World Trade Organization economists have announced that they are revising their 2011 trade forecast to 5.8 percent, down from their earlier conservative estimate of 6.5 percent, since trade has grown more slowly than expected in recent months and the outlook for the global economy is increasingly uncertain.
Director-General Pascal Lamy said: “The multilateral trading system has been instrumental in maintaining trade openness during the crisis, thereby avoiding even worse outcomes. Members must remain vigilant. This is not the time for go-it-alone measures. This is the time to strengthen and preserve the global trading system. . .
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