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Why globalization is the only way forward

A ship is loaded with containers at Sydney's Port Botany container terminal March 4, 2013. Australia's trade deficit shrank by much more than expected in February to its smallest in 14 months thanks to higher prices for resource exports.

In the developing world, trade has delivered high growth and technological progress. Image: REUTERS/David Gray

Anabel González
Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO)
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