WASHINGTON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde warned in a blog post Wednesday of "growing concerns" over the impact of current trade tensions on global growth, urging the removal of existing trade barriers and restraint in erecting new ones.

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde delivers a speech before Mexican Senate, in Mexico City, on May 29, 2019. (File photo: AFP)