Editor's Insight: How US plays piper on IMF switch on trade protectionism
The world fund will now “work to promote a level playing field in international trade and taxation” rather than resist restrictive practices.
Wed, 26 Apr 2017
World finance ministers and officials are confident the global economy is picking up, with bias toward even more growth.
Although this optimism is welcome, geopolitical and other tensions are taking their toll.
The most obvious sign at the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in