Ricardo Reis and the IMF?
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Portuguese economist would be in the cove to become leader of the IMF's economic research department, but he will have been removed from the race, according to the FT, for criticizing Trump's tariffs.
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The IMF dropped the lead candidate to become its new chief economist at the eleventh hour after he was found to have made critical remarks about the Trump administration’s economic policies, according to people briefed on the process. The Washington-based fund was preparing an announcement that Ricardo Reis, a professor at the London School of […]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cha Dae-woon = The International Monetary Fund (IMF) went as far as to appoint and announce a chief economist, but he [was] a former official of President Donald Trump...
The IMF was preparing to announce the Portuguese economist as a new chief economist, but retreated after recovering statements criticizing the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs
It was claimed that Ricardo Reis, a leading candidate for the IMF's chief economist position, was removed from the list at the last minute due to his criticism of Donald Trump's tariffs. The institution subsequently appointed Silvana Tenreyro to the position.
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