Global trade defies expectations in 2021 and drives recovery: DMCC

  • Date: 12-Jun-2021
  • Source: Gulf Today
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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Global trade defies expectations in 2021 and drives recovery: DMCC

Global trade will rebound in 2021 after showing surprising resilience in 2020 despite the economic challenges posed by the pandemic, according to DMCC's latest special edition Future of Trade 2021 report titled, 'Defying predictions and driving the post-pandemic economic recovery.' The report released recently highlighted two key global and regional takeaways: firstly, global trade will underpin strong global economic growth in 2021 and beyond, with the US and Chinese economies leading the way. This growth has defied expectations of double-digit annual declines, which had been estimated between 13-32% by the World Trade Organisation. Secondly, Dubai, a major trade hub, saw its foreign trade growth rebound significantly in 2020, despite the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the second half of 2020 seeing a particularly strong jump in trade volumes, of 6% year-on-year. Dubai's overall export values jumped 8% in 2020, on an annual basis. Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DMCC, said: "In 2020, the outlook for global trade was bleak as the world sought to grapple with the impact of the pandemic. Today, the picture is much more positive, as evidenced by the findings of our latest Special Edition Future of Trade - 2021