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Talking Business

23/02/2024

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Middle East

Available for 3 months

Can the global trade system keep making us better off? Rules on agriculture, fishing and online commerce are all on the agenda as the World Trade Organization meets in Abu Dhabi.
Without agreement the cost of streaming services could go up, but can meaningful progress be made in a world that seems increasingly divided.

Despite the growing number of trade barriers the Director-General of the World Trade Organization Dr Ngozi Okojo-Iweala explains why she's hopeful about improving the lives of millions.
And the European Union's Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis tells Aaron Heslehurst that the trend towards economic security cannot become an excuse for protectionism.
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