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The V-shaped economic recovery that was predicted by market commentators in the early months of pandemic appears to have come to fruition, with most countries recovering strongly on the back of record levels of international trade and improvements in global trade relations. “Global trade uncertainty has fallen off; this coupled with a rebound in international trade is a positive development that has played out over the past six to 12 months,” said Kevin Lings, chief economist at STANLIB Asset Management. He was commenting during the opening presentation to The Investment Forum 2021, recently hosted by The Collaborative Exchange.

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