国际英语资讯:Spotlight: IMF chief defends role of trade in harnessing global growth as frictions escalate
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 5-- <span word="Managing">Managing</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Monetary">Monetary</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> (<span word="IMF">IMF</span>) <span word="Christine">Christine</span> <span word="Lagarde">Lagarde</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="harnessing">harnessing</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Lagarde">Lagarde</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Enterprise">Enterprise</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> (<span word="AEI">AEI</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>.</p><p><span word="Judging">Judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="Lagarde">Lagarde</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="regrets">regrets</span>" <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p><span word="Advocating">Advocating</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="not">not</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exclusion">exclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="conducive">conducive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span>, "<span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detriment">detriment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>," <span word="Lagarde">Lagarde</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="role">role</span>."</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Lagarde">Lagarde</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>" <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="erecting">erecting</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Help">Help</span>, <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="Hinder">Hinder</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Growth">Growth</span>," <span word="Lagarde">Lagarde</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> "<span word="are">are</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="larger">larger</span>," <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p>
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