OPINION

International trade: Is it a help or a hindrance?

Oped, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 22/06/2022

» Leading economies have been afflicted with new problems over the past year. The United States is struggling with both supply-chain blockages and a critical shortage of baby formula. The European Union faces the threat of scarce energy supplies, owing to sanctions on Russian fossil-fuel exports. And almost all countries are experiencing high inflation.