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IMF Lagarde urges G20 members to reduce tariffs, trade barriers

Published 06/29/2019, 01:49 AM
Updated 06/29/2019, 01:50 AM
© Reuters. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon her arrival for a welcome and family photo session at G20 leaders summit in Osaka

OSAKA (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Saturday urged G20 policymakers to reduce tariffs and other obstacles to trade, warning that the global economy had hit a "rough patch" due to the trade conflict.

"While the resumption of trade talks between the United States and China is welcome, tariffs already implemented are holding back the global economy, and unresolved issues carry a great deal of uncertainty about the future," Lagarde said in a statement issued upon conclusion of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, western Japan.

© Reuters. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon her arrival for a welcome and family photo session at G20 leaders summit in Osaka

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it great step taken in G-20
maybe ...Trump wants calm down the dragon....but he can't
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