Lagarde warned that economic growth was slower – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, warned that the economy was growing slower due to several factors, including the slowdown in China, and warned governments of the need to fight against corruption.

On the first day of the government's global summit held in the United Arab Emirates, Lagarde said that "trade tensions and tax hikes, financial restrictions, uncertainties about" Brexit "and slowing down from the Chinese economy "They are causing the slowdown in the economy.

"They have an effect on trade, trust and markets," he said.

The Managing Director of the IMF stressed that the world economy was going through a period of "transformation" and that the future after the crisis "remained unknown".

The future of work is "changing radically" and therefore "many jobs will be different, it's a combination of globalization and technology and the jobs will be adapted to the Artificial intelligence ".

At this point, he said that "policies to change jobs are needed".

"Governments must not only improve the economies of countries, they must also improve the quality of life of their citizens," he said.

In this transformation context, Lagarde has included the future of work, many of which "will be affected" by the arrival of artificial intelligence.

He used his speech to launch an appeal against corruption to all countries, stressing that "breeds mistrust and slows the growth of the economy". He also said that "trust is at the heart of economic relations".

"We call on states not to ruin their economies, to implement transparency and to adopt good government policies," he said.

In addition, Lagarde has expressed concern about the place of women in the world of work in the near future.

The seventh session of the 2019 World Summit of Governments began today in Dubai with the participation of more than 4,000 people from 140 countries, including heads of state, ministers and officials who met to discuss the future of governments.