Trade war could lead to a broken supply chain with the ‘digital Berlin Wall’, warns new IMF MD

October 9, 2019: In her first speech as the managing director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) after taking charge on October 1, Kristalina Georgieva warned that if the current trade war between Washington and Beijing continues, the world will face a ‘digital Berlin Wall’. The current rifts could lead to broken supply chains and siloed trade sectors that forces countries to choose between technology systems, she added.