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Inequality breeds protectionism argues Lagarde

Geoff Riley

9th April 2016

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In a speech in Germany this week, the Head of the IMF Christine Lagarde has argued that persistently slow growth and rising inequality are factors encouraging protectionist sentiment. She wants oil-dependent exporters to diversify their economies and for countries to avoid creeping protectionism.

This speech came in the week that new data showed another year of slow world trade growth. According to the WTO, 2016 will be the fifth consecutive year of trade growth below 3%.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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