Ukwesaba ukwehlisa ukukhula kwezohwebo emhlabeni jikelele(1)

Imininingwane ekhishwe yiNhlangano Yezohwebo Yomhlaba ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule ikhombise ukuthi umfutho wokukhula kokuhwebelana kwezimpahla emhlabeni wonke waba buthaka ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, kulandela ukuphindeka okuqinile kokuhwebelana kwezimpahla ngo-2021. Umbiko wakamuva othi "Global Trade Update" okhishwe yiNgqungquthela Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezohwebo Nentuthuko muva nje uphinde waveza ukuthi ukukhula kwezohwebo emhlabeni wonke kuzofinyelela irekhodi eliphezulu ngo-2021, kodwa lo mfutho wokukhula kulindeleke ukuthi wehle.

Njengoba sibheke ngabomvu isimo sokuhwebelana emhlabeni wonke kulo nyaka, abahlaziyi ngokuvamile bakholelwa ukuthi izici ezifana namandla okusimama komnotho womhlaba, isimo sokudingeka kweminotho emikhulu, isimo sobhubhane lomhlaba wonke, ukubuyiselwa kwamaketanga okuhlinzekwa kwempahla emhlabeni wonke, kanye nobungozi bezwe kanye nepolitiki abe nomthelela ekuhwebeni komhlaba.

Umfutho wokukhula uzoba buthaka

Ushicilelo lwakamuva lwe "Barometer of Trade in Goods" olukhishwe yi-WTO lubonise ukuthi inkomba yemizwa yokuhwebelana emhlabeni wonke yayingaphansi kwe-benchmark ye-100 ku-98.7, yehle kancane kusukela ekufundweni kwe-99.5 ngoNovemba ngonyaka odlule.

Isibuyekezo esivela ku-UNCTAD sibikezela ukuthi umfutho wokukhula kwezohwebo emhlabeni wonke uzohamba kancane engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka, lapho ukuhwebelana ngezimpahla namasevisi kungase kube nokukhula okulinganiselwe kuphela. Ukwenyuka okukhulu kohwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe ngo-2021 kungenxa yokukhuphuka kwamanani entengo yempahla, ukwehliswa kwemikhawulo yezifo eziwubhubhane kanye nokusimama okuqinile kwesidingo sephakethe lokuvuselela umnotho. Uhwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe kulindeleke ukuthi lubuyele kwesijwayelekile kulo nyaka njengoba lezi zinto esezibalulwe ngenhla zingase zidambe.