[CUTS-TradeForum] WTO, IMF, World Bank urge G-20 leaders to act on trade.

From: CUTS International WTO, IMF, World Bank urge G-20 leaders to act on trade World Trade Organisation July 06, 2017 The leaders of the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank urged G-20 leaders today (6 July) to reinvigorate trade by reducing trade barriers and curbing trade-distorting subsidies while simultaneously seeking better policies to support workers who have lost their jobs. In a statement released ahead of the G-20 leaders’ summit in Hamburg, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim stressed that the economic wellbeing of billions of people depends on trade and that deeper trade integration coupled with supportive domestic policies can help boost incomes and accelerate global growth. The joint statement is available here. Please read this news item at: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news17_e/igo_06jul17_e.htm YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MAIL BECAUSE YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THIS E-FORUM. IF YOU WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS E-FORUM, SEND AN EMAIL TO CITEE@CUTS.ORG WITH ‘UNSUBSCRIBE – CUTS-TRADE FORUM’ IN THE SUBJECT. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CUTS E-GROUP FORUMS FunCompForum for news and views on Economic Policy & Governance Issues in India CompetitiOnlineForum for International Competition, Investment and Regulation news and views CUTSTradeForum for International Trade & Development news and views CUTS-SouthAsia to discuss Trade and Economic (including Competition and Investment and Regulations) issues and challenges in South Asia CUTSConsumersUp for Consumer Empowerment in India to take the consumer movement forward CUTSGovForum to discuss news and views on Governance issues and challenges in India