Protectionism a barrier to growth, says expert

June 23, 2009

Seoul – The global economy is expected to grow more slowly even after recovering from the current crisis but efforts to remove protectionism will help foster growth, a US expert said Tuesday.

“The global outlook is for growth no faster, and (possibly) slower, than in the past very successful years,” said Anne Krueger, a former vice president of the International Monetary Fund.

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