World Bank's Kim sees 'clear' economic slowdown if trade war escalates

Reuters  |  NUSA DUA, Indonesia 

NUSA DUA, (Reuters) - said on Thursday he is very concerned about the trade tensions between and the and warned of a clear hit to global growth if all countries escalated their tariff threats.

Kim made the comments at a conference during the annual meetings of the and in

Kim also said more study is needed to understand the effects of trade war on countries that supply goods and services to

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First Published: Thu, October 11 2018. 09:59 IST