By Karin Strohecker, Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund member countries said on Friday that rising trade tensions were sapping growth and fueling uncertainty as well as market and financial stability risks,

Trade tension remains a key risk facing the Middle East and North Africa's economic prospects, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, with the indirect impact of US tariffs expected to drag down growth.

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, on Thursday urged countries to swiftly resolve trade disputes that threaten global economic growth. Georgieva said the unpredictability arising from President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign of taxes on foreign imports was causing companies to delay investments