Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said a new International Monetary Fund report shows while the global economy is showing resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, trade uncertainty is holding it back.

Champagne is in Washington this week to attend the fall meetings of the G7 and G20 finance ministers and the annual gathering of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group.

“The world is looking for stability and predictability and Canada certainly comes to mind when you are looking at that,” Champagne said in an interview with The Canadian Press at IMF headquarters in Washington.

“Obviously there are a lot of challenges in the world economy, but what people are looking (for) now is how together as the G7 … how can we reduce the level of uncertainty.”

The IMF said Tues

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