Michele Ruta on Trade Shifts

01/08/2024 26 min
Michele Ruta on Trade Shifts

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 The world is changing so quickly it’s hard to think of one aspect of our economic lives that hasn’t shifted from what it was only a few years ago. Trade is no exception. New technologies, the re-emergence of industrial policy, and rising geopolitical tensions are all putting added pressure on the international trading system. Michele Ruta is a trade expert at the IMF. He says global cooperation is key to preventing economic fragmentation, from which no one benefits. Transcript: https://bit.ly/4fuz7zo Check out the global trade webpage at IMF.org/en/Topics/Trade