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Roberto Azevêdo

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Gender Male
Age 66
Date of birth October 3,1957
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Salvador
Bahia
Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Job Engineer
Diplomat
Education Diplomatic schools
University of Brasília
Rio Branco Institute
Spouse Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo
Children Paula Farani de Azevêdo Silveira
Luísa Farani de Azevêdo
Full nameRoberto Carvalho de Azevêdo
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Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo is a Brazilian career diplomat who served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 2013 until 2020. Since 2020, he has been Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Affairs at PepsiCo.

Coronavirus: 'Drop in global trade, worse than the crisis of 2008'

Feb 16,2020 9:04 am

Coronavirus has stopped, many global deliveries

World Trade Organization (WTO) is expecting a sharp decline in international trade this year.

In a new report, The Wto forecasts a decline of between 13% and 32% this year.

The wide range of possibilities reflects the uncertainty about the health crisis.

It is said that the impact on trade is likely to be causing The Slump by the financial crisis just over a decade ago.

The more pessimistic case, a decline in global trade would be similar to what economic happened in The World crisis 90 years ago, but in a shorter period of time.

The Wto Director-General Roberto Azevedo described the figures as "ugly".

"It's not the first round," He Said . He Said The Situation was first and foremost a health crisis, and he acknowledged that governments had to take steps to protect the lives of the people.

"The inevitable declines in trade and output will have painful consequences for households and companies, on top of the human suffering caused by the disease itself," he added.

- A decrease of 13% in the Trade In goods is described in The Report , such as a relatively optimistic scenario. It reflects a steep drop in trade, followed by a recovery starting in the Second Half of the year 2020.

the course would have to be significant progress in The Next few months, always at the forefront of the health crisis.

of course This is not guaranteed, so The Report contains a much more pessimistic case reflects a steeper initial decline and a prolonged and incomplete recovery.

The Report also warns that "the extent of the uncertainty is very high, and it is quite possible that for both 2020 and 2021, the results could be above or below these results."

The Report says that the growth of World Trade already faltering towards The End of Last Year . For the last quarter 2019 commodity trading 1% lower than a year earlier.

The Wto says that This Was the result of "persistent trade tensions", a reference that reflects a large part of the confrontational approach to international business transactions, the government of President Donald Trump .

Mr Azevedo said that the trade would be an important part of the economic recovery after The Crisis . He Said to keep open markets and predictable would be Critical .



coronavirus pandemic, global trade

Source of news: bbc.com

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