غورغييفا: القيود على المعادن الإستراتيجية تهدد النمو العالمي

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, announced that she hopes the United States and China will reach an agreement that avoids halting the flow of strategic metals to the global economy, adding that the restrictions would have a "significant impact" on growth.
Georgieva said in a press conference during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington that a scenario where the flow of these metals stops would exacerbate the uncertainty and harm the already weak picture of global growth.
She explained, saying: "There is still a sense of concern, as global economic performance is below what we need, and because there is a very dark cloud of uncertainty still hanging over us, this uncertainty has now become the new normal."

Widespread Restrictions

Tensions between Beijing and Washington have increased in recent weeks after China imposed widespread restrictions on rare metal exports.
The new Chinese rules stipulate that foreign companies must obtain approval from Beijing before exporting any products that contain even small amounts of rare metals of Chinese origin.