IMF MD calls for US, China deal on rare earths

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday she was hoping for an agreement between the U.S. and China that avoids a cutoff in the flow of rare earths to the global economy, adding that such restrictions would have a “material impact” on growth.

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Georgieva told a press conference during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington that such a scenario would exacerbate