
Tariff hikes ‘hurt the vulnerable and the poor’: UN
Geneva: Increased global trade tariffs will hurt the most vulnerable and poor people, the UN’s trade and development agency said Friday, after US President Donald Trump’s measures sparked global alarm. The ensuing trade turbulence “hurts the vulnerable and the poor”, said UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan in a statement. “Trade must not become another source of…