Pace of further globalisation likely to remain sluggish

Globalisation appears to have stalled since 2008, even as the world economy has recovered. This suggests that structural changes have reduced the incentives for closer integration. With little prospect of a new wave of liberalisation, the pace of globalisation is unlikely to re-accelerate any time soon.

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