IMF warns industrial policy no magic cure for slow economic growth

Focusing mainly on subsidies and tax breaks posed risks, given high fiscal costs, the risk of capture by special interests and possible massive mis-allocation of resources, said Era Dabla-Norris, a deputy director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department. Policies that discriminated against foreign firms could also trigger retaliation, entrenching geo-economic rifts.
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