WASHINGTON, D.C.: With fears rising that the Trump administration will follow through on its threats to raise trade barriers, world finance ministers are united on one message: protectionism threatens the global economy.

Except that the word “protectionism” was omitted from the final statement of the International Monetary Fund’s semi-annual meeting Saturday.

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