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Pandemic could provoke 'deepest economic recession... of our lifetimes': WTO chief

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The COVID-19 pandemic could provoke the deepest recession in living memory, World Trade Organization chief Roberto Azevedo warns. "As we face what may well be the deepest economic recession or downturn of our lifetimes, we should aim to make the most of all potential drivers of sustainable growth to reverse this situation," he says during a virtual news conference in Geneva. SOUNDBITE

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