Aosite, kusukela 1993
Ngomhla zizi-4 kuMfumfu, iNhlangano Yezohwebo Yomhlaba (i-WTO) yakhipha umagazini wakamuva othi "Izibalo Zohwebo Namathemba." Umbiko uveze ukuthi engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2021, umsebenzi wezomnotho womhlaba uthuthukile, futhi uhwebo lwempahla lweqa inani eliphakeme ngaphambi kokugqashuka kobhubhane olusha lwenyumoniya. Ngokusekelwe kulokhu, osomnotho be-WTO baphakamise izibikezelo zabo zokuhwebelana komhlaba wonke ngo-2021 nango-2022. Esimeni sokukhula okuqinile kokuhwebelana komhlaba wonke, kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kwamazwe, kanti ezinye izifunda ezisathuthuka zingaphansi kakhulu kwesilinganiso somhlaba.
Ngokwesibikezelo samanje se-WTO, ivolumu yokuhwebelana kwempahla emhlabeni wonke izokhula ngo-10.8% ngo-2021, ephakeme kunesibikezelo senhlangano sika-8.0% ngoMashi kulo nyaka, futhi izokhula ngo-4.7% ngo-2022. Njengoba ukuhweba okuthengiswayo emhlabeni wonke kusondela kumkhuba wesikhathi eside ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane, ukukhula kufanele kuhambe kancane. Izinkinga eziseceleni komphakeli njengokushoda kwama-semiconductor kanye nokusilela emuva kwechweba kungase kufake ingcindezi ochungechungeni lokuhlinzeka futhi kufake ingcindezi ekuhwebeni ezifundeni ezithile, kodwa mancane amathuba okuba zibe nomthelela omkhulu kumthamo wokuhwebelana emhlabeni jikelele.