AI trade boom could lift global commerce beyond forecasts in 2026, WTO chief says
Jan 23, 2026
< 1 min read
by Hania Humayun
for CryptoPolitan

Share:
AI Overview
The head of the World Trade Organization highlighted that AI equipment trade could significantly boost global commerce this year, despite worries over American tariffs. AI-related investments are projected to constitute 42% of this growth.
Bullish
The growing trade in artificial intelligence equipment might lift worldwide commerce beyond current estimates this year, according to the head of the World Trade Organization, even as concerns about American tariffs loom over the global economy. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who leads the WTO, told Bloomberg Television on Friday that AI-related investment accounts for 42% of the […]

