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IMF removed Ricardo Reis from chief economist position due to Trump criticism
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IMF removed Ricardo Reis from chief economist position due to Trump criticism

Sábado10 September 2026 at 15:21

The International Monetary Fund removed Ricardo Reis from the race for the chief economist position at the institution. The Portuguese academic was one of the candidates for the top position at the IMF.

The decision to remove Ricardo Reis was due to comments the economist made about the negative impact of Donald Trump's tariffs on the US economy. These criticisms were believed to be decisive in his exclusion from the selection process.

Ricardo Reis is a Portuguese academic who was among the candidates for the position of chief economist at the IMF, a role of great relevance for the international financial institution.

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