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The Chronic Malady of Trade Protectionism

EghtesadOnline: Protectionism undertaken by a government to restrict international trade, often done with the intention of protecting local businesses and jobs from foreign competition, hurts Iranian consumers.
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Publish Date:30/May/2017 | 08:07

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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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 15:26

Political Upheavals May Herald Trouble for Megadeals in 2017

EghtesadOnline: As companies brace for the impact of 2016’s political shocks and looming elections next year, global appetite for mega mergers may slow amid the prospect of increased protectionism .
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Publish Date:29/December/2016 | 18:30

China state media warn Trump against renouncing free trade deals

EghtesadOnline: Chinese state media warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday against flip-flopping on trade deals in Asia, as Asia-Pacific leaders gathered for a summit amid fears that growing protectionism will stunt global economic growth.
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Publish Date:20/November/2016 | 07:30

EU criticizes Trump's economic policy: report

EghtesadOnline: The European Union’s economic and financial committee has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policy and is worried that his efforts to boost protectionism pose a threat to the global economy, a German magazine reported on Saturday.
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Publish Date:10/September/2017 | 07:02

Xi Calls for BRICS to Play a Bigger Role in World Governance

EghtesadOnline: Five major emerging economies opened a summit Monday to map out their future course, with host Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on them to play a bigger role in world governance, reject protectionism and inject new energy into tackling the gap between the world's wealthy and developing nations.
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Publish Date:04/September/2017 | 06:32

Draghi Says Protectionism Is a Threat to Global Economic Growth

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi defended free trade and post-crisis financial regulation at the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium, while avoiding any comments on monetary-policy deliberations or the euro exchange rate.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 06:13

China’s Xi Takes on Trump in Rebuttal Against Protectionism

EghtesadOnline: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged global business and political elites to reject trade wars and protectionism , in his first public rebuttal of the policies advocated by incoming U.S. leader Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:18/January/2017 | 05:11

Fearing protectionism , Canada's Trudeau reaches out to U.S. Congress

EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out in a video address to the new U.S. Congress on Tuesday to stress how tightly linked the economies of Canada and the United States are, amid fears of a protectionist Trump administration.
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Publish Date:04/January/2017 | 05:08

APEC leaders vow to fight protectionism , look to China on trade

EghtesadOnline: Pacific Rim leaders vowed on Sunday to fight protectionism and Chinese officials said more countries are looking to join a China-led trading bloc after Donald Trump's election victory raised fears the United States would scrap free trade deals.
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Publish Date:21/November/2016 | 05:51

China, U.S. talks 'extremely productive' ahead of G20 as trade issues loom

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday bilateral talks with China's Xi Jinping had been "extremely productive", as world leaders gathered for a G20 summit expected to address sluggish global economic growth and the looming specter of protectionism .
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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 07:50