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Despite months of tariff turbulence, the agency now expects higher trade volumes in 2025 than in 2024, buoyed by surging shipments of AI-related equipment. Tensions have eased since the United States imposed sweeping tariffs in April. WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at an event held by news outlet Semafor that the system has been 鈥渒nocked鈥 but continues to prove its resilience. The organization, however, warned of a slowdown next year.