Market Watch: Rebound in trade is key to Dutch economy, minister says - by Polya Lesova

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A rebound in global trade holds the key to the Netherlands avoiding a deeper recession, the Dutch minister for European affairs said Friday. "The Dutch economy depends on trade, and the only way to get growth back on the agenda is by having more trade," said minister Frans Timmermans in a broad-ranging interview with MarketWatch. The outlook for global trade "doesn't look good for the next couple of years," he said. "We need to make sure that there is no protectionism, so that we can get trade going as soon as we can."