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19 Mar 2018 02:16PM
Even the US trade groups are discouraging not to levy tariffs and start a trade war - as it will not only cause harm to others - but will also boomerang and hurt US business, consumers, jobs etc.
This is a common sense that Trump and its economic aides must understand - not trying to be foolhardy.
This is a common sense that Trump and its economic aides must understand - not trying to be foolhardy.
IMF chief warns 'no winners' in trade wars
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said poor countries and poor people in rich countries have benefited from the surge in global trade over the past decade.
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BUENOS AIRES: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde cautioned the United States against putting up barriers to trade in an interview published on Sunday (Mar 18).
"Trade wars leave no winners," she said in the interview with Argentine daily La Nacion, responding to a question about President Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.
She said poor countries and poor people in rich countries have benefited from the surge in global trade over the past decade, but acknowledged that some regions and industries have suffered.
"The effect generated by innovation and trade should be taken into account to remedy that harm, but trying to reduce trade or erect additional barriers won't generate any winners," she said.
Lagarde is in Buenos Aires for a meeting on Monday and Tuesday of G-20 finance ministers and central bank presidents.
She said the global economy is in good shape, with 3.9 per cent growth projected this year as well as higher levels of investor confidence.
"That doesn't mean there aren't some clouds on the horizon that we should pay attention to," she said.
Trump's sudden decision earlier this month to impose a 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium has revived fears of a trade war.
He has since extended temporary exemptions to Mexico and Canada, pending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
But the European Union has threatened retaliatory tariffs on US goods unless it is exempted. South Korea also is seeking an exemption and China has warned it won't stand idly by if its interests are harmed.
Lagarde noted the rise of China as an investor in Latin America, saying it was only natural that the world's second largest economy would seek partnerships in the region.
"Any country like the United States or Europe might have thought in the past of this region as part of its territory, and (they) are now surprised because it no longer is," she said.
Source: AFP/de
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