“The Washington DC -based #IMF was preparing an announcement that Ricardo Reis, a professor at the London School of Economics, would take over as head of research and as an economic councillor earlier this summer when it suddenly backtracked.
The last-minute change was prompted by earlier remarks by Reis that were critical of Donald #Trump’s trade tariffs, warning it would cause price rises for US consumers, said three people familiar with the matter told the FT.”
