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Jun 2022
9m 55s

A make-or-break meeting for the WTO

Financial Times
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The World Trade Organization is facing a credibility crisis during its first meeting since 2017, the increased value of the US dollar is hurting American companies, and Ukraine lays out a weapons shopping list ahead of its meeting with western defence ministers today.


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Mentioned in this podcast:

The WTO’s lonely struggle to defend global trade

Rise in dollar to 20-year high costs US companies billions in earnings 

Military briefing: which weapons has Ukraine received and how many more does it need?

Apple scores deal for Major League Soccer streaming rights worth $2.5bn


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. 


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