RT Book, Whole SR Electronic(1) A1 World Trade Organization YR 2016 T1 Overview of Developments in the International Trading Environment - Annual Report by the Director-General (2016) PB WTO SN 9789287047861 DO https://doi.org/10.30875/414b08ee-en UL https://www.wto-ilibrary.org/content/books/9789287047861, AB “Persistent” economic challenges continued to weigh on trade in 2016: Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s annual overview of developments in the international trading system highlights the “persistent” global economic challenges in 2016 that continue to weigh on international trade. The report, which was discussed at a 9 December meeting of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body, urges members to work together to ensure that the benefits of trade are more widely spread and better understood.