Germany to press G20 on free trade in potential challenge to Trump

Germany will press G20 members to sign off on a set of principles including free trade at this week’s meeting of the group’s financial leaders, in what the Trump administration may perceive as a challenge to its more protectionist stance. In an unusual move, Germany, the host of the meeting, will stress the importance of global free trade in a document separate from the group’s main communique, G20 sources said. The move underscores Germany’s desire
Germany to press G20 on free trade in potential challenge to Trump

Germany will press G20 members to sign off on a set of principles including free trade at this week’s meeting of the group’s financial leaders, in what the Trump administration may perceive as a challenge to its more protectionist stance. In an unusual move, Germany, the host of the meeting, will stress the importance of global free trade in a document separate from the group’s main communique, G20 sources said. The move underscores Germany’s desire