Tariff deal talks to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings this week

Open this photo in gallery: A participant stands near a logo of the IMF in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on Oct. 12, 2018.JOHANNES CHRISTO/Reuters Hundreds of global finance leaders will descend on Washington this week, each with a singular mission: Who can I talk with to cut a trade deal? The semi-annual gatherings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group are bustling affairs with high-level multilateral policy talks, but also one-on-one meetings between finance ministers eager to broker deals on things like project financing, foreign investment back home and, for poorer economies, debt relief. This year, rather than…