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Podcast: IMF Podcasts
Episode: Michele Ruta on Discriminatory Regionalism
Description: As rising geopolitical tensions chip away at globalization, will a more fragmented world mean stronger regional pacts? Economist Michele Ruta says regionalism in a time of conflict is unlikely to triumph, but rather is likely to change. The trend toward strengthening ties with friends and loosening them with non-friends is making regional trade less about integration and more about discrimination.  Transcript: https://bit.ly/3MHNbIc