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The Note: The White House stressing Sessions
Stressing free trade, Mnuchin shrugs off G20 outcry
“The historical language was not relevant,” he told journalists after the gathering of finance ministers and central bankers in Baden Baden, western Germany. After a two-day meeting, ministers from G20 developed and emerging nations said they were “working to strengthen the contribution of trade to our economies” but failed to spell out a pledge to reject protectionism in a closing statement. The G20 has in the past pledged support to the existing multilateral trade system, including the World Trade Organisation (WTO).