Beyond free trade and protectionism
Andrew Watt and Claes-Mikael Ståhl argue that trade policy has weakened unions and democracy, and propose an open, democratically governed, pro-worker economy where trade advances share social goals
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This week’s featured stories 12 October – 18 October 2026…
Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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The ‘China problem’ and the WTO
Petros Mavroidis argues that bilateral pushback against China is failing, making joint WTO and IMF action key to tackling subsidies, under-consumption and an undervalued currency
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This week’s featured stories 28 September – 4 October 2026…
Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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This week’s featured stories 21September – 27 September 2026…
Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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WCR Best Facilitator for Global Trade 2026
World Commerce Review is pleased to announce that Euro Exim Bank Limited has been awarded the WCR Best Facilitator for Global Trade 2026
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Securing European prosperity
In the State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen shared the key priorities and flagship projects for the year to come, building on the progress the EU has made in recent years and setting out the priorities for the year ahead and her vision for a stronger, more independent and resilient European Union
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This week’s featured stories 7 September – 13 September 2026…
Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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This week’s featured stories 31 August – 6 September 2026…
Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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This week’s featured stories 24 August – 30 August 2026…
Welcome to the WCR weekly update. World Commerce Review is the global trade and finance platform, discussing all things political, regulatory, technological, financial and, most importantly, the future
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