Populism, trade war hit the poor, will create 'fragile' world by 2020: Roubini

SINGAPORE (July 9): Everybody loses in a trade war, says Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Roubini, who has worked at the International Monetary Fund, US Federal Reserve and World Bank, adds that the withdrawal of the US from trade pacts in Asia effectively removes its influence from the region and forces countries towards China.

The Edge Singapore managed to obtain his views on this hot topic on the sidelines of the Amundi World Investment Forum 2018 conference in Paris on June 28 and 29.

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