And now for some good news on world trade

On the same day the US and China exchanged fire in what is potentially the beginning of a trade war, data published by the CPB Netherlands Bureau show that world trade made a great start to 2018. And leading indicators point to world trade volumes continuing to grow strongly in the coming months.

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