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The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dramatically lowered its global trade forecast for 2023, as Russia's war in Ukraine and other shocks take their toll on the world economy. 'Today the global economy faces multi-prong crises. Monetary tightening is weighing on growth across much of the world,' WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
Dubai's Expo-2020 opens for visitors, during which the United Arab Emirates hopes to welcome about 25 million guests, as it is considered the first universal exhibition held in the Middle East and the largest event globally since the start of the Covid-19. pandemic. IMAGES
Tokyo, Jul 29 (EFE) .- With the Olympic Games taking place in the Japanese capital under a pandemic and without spectators in the stadiums, what happens in the almost empty venues and how does the event sneak into Japanese homes? (Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSIN). SHOT LIST: TOKYO 2020 VENUES AND MASCOTS, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, new World Trade Organization's director general, arrives at the WTO's headquarters for her first in day in office. She is the first woman and first African to lead the WTO. IMAGES
Optimism that new vaccines will bring the pandemic under control and allow economic activity to resume coupled with stimulus in major economies has boosted the growth forecast this year to 5.5 percent, the IMF says in its latest World Economic Outlook. SOUNDBITE
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