IMF warns wave of U.S. protectionism would offset any stimulus gains

EghtesadOnline: Protectionist policies from the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump will probably have a negative impact on the economy, overshadowing any positive gains from economic stimulus measures, the head of the IMF said on Friday.

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20 January 2017

"Overall, it probably won't be net positive," managing director Christine Lagarde told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to Reuters.