The International Monetary Fund laid out the dangers of “geo-economic fragmentation” on January 15, warning that “the deeper the fragmentation, the deeper the costs”.
“We are facing the spectre of a new Cold War that could see the world fragment into rival economic blocs,” IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said in a blogpost.
The IMF estimates global GDP could suffer losses ranging between 0.2% and 7%. The loss could reach 12% in individual countries.
New research by fund staff