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WTO boss says protectionism still threatens trade

Quick ReadWTO boss says world trade weathered economic crisis better than expected but still at threat

(AP) — The global economic crisis has not led to a return to trade protectionism to the extent feared, but free trade remains under threat, the World Trade Organization's director general said Tuesday.

"I still believe we're not out of the woods, but this notion that for the moment ... the system has resisted this big wave of economic crisis I think is absolutely correct," Pascal Lamy told...

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