Finland’s Prime Minister Lambasts ‘Short-Sighted’ Trump Trade Policy
- Prime Minister Sipila says competitiveness is based on skills
- Tariffs can only provide short-term relief, Sipila says
Juha Sipila at the prime minister's official residence at Kesaranta in Helsinki, on March 20.
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The trade war being threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump is a “short-sighted” move that has small economies particularly worried.
That’s according to the prime minister of Finland, Juha Sipila. He’s a self-made multi-millionaire who earned his fortune in an industry that ultimately succumbed to globalization.