Real risk of 1930s-style protectionism, warns BoE boss Mervyn King

10 April 2012

The world economy is at risk of 1930s-style protectionism if leading nations cannot reach a deal to reduce imbalances in trade and capital flows, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Wednesday.

In a speech to the Central Party School in Beijing, a training ground for top Chinese officials, King delivered a speech that was largely identical to one he delivered at an economics conference last Friday in California.

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