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How the IMF thinks trade can boost growth

Crew members of a ship loaded with containers filled with rubbish from Britain wait for its departure from the port of Santos August 5, 2009. The ship loaded with 1,600 tonnes of rubbish set sail today to return the rotting cargo to Britain from Brazil, where it had been shipped falsely declared as plastic for recycling.

Crew members loading a ship. Image: REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Era Dabla-Norris
Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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