It is imperative to resolve U.S.-China trade tensions: Lagarde

By Amwal Al Ghad English On May 7, 2019

Ex-IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde leaves the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting at the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Spring .

International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that China and the United States must resolve their trade tensions because they threaten the global economy.

“For us at the IMF, it’s imperative that trade tensions are resolved in a way satisfying for everyone because clearly tensions between the United States and China are the threat to the global economy,” said Lagarde, on the sidelines of a conference at France’s finance ministry.

source: Reuters