The International Monetary Fund this week downgraded its economic forecast. It now expects the global economy to shrink by 3% this year before growing 5.8% next year.
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Half of the world has asked the IMF for a bailout, chief says
The global economic downturn has been so severe that already half of the world has asked the International Monetary Fund for a bailout, the organization’s chief said Wednesday.
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IMF Says Great Lockdown Recession Likely Worst Since Depression – BNN Bloomberg
IMF Says Great Lockdown Recession Likely Worst Since Depression – BNN Bloomberg
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IMF sees 6.2% drop in Canada’s 2020 GDP amid ‘Great Lockdown’ – BNN Bloomberg
IMF sees 6.2% drop in Canada’s 2020 GDP amid ‘Great Lockdown’ – BNN Bloomberg
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IMF sees 6.2% drop in Canada’s 2020 GDP amid ‘Great Lockdown’ – BNN Bloomberg
IMF sees 6.2% drop in Canada’s 2020 GDP amid ‘Great Lockdown’ – BNN Bloomberg
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IMF cancels debt payments for 6 months for 25 poor nations battling coronavirus – MarketWatch
The International Monetary Fund approved $500 million on Monday to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world’s most impoverished countries so…
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IMF still sees global growth rebound despite threat from virus – BNN Bloomberg
IMF still sees global growth rebound despite threat from virus – BNN Bloomberg
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Virus Poses New Threat to World Economy’s Fragile Stabilization
(Bloomberg) — The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus threatens to derail a fragile stabilization in the world economy, which had appeared poised to benefit from the phase one U.S.-China trade deal, and signs of a tech turnaround.While it’s too early to assess the full impact on China, where national
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Meet the Economy That the IMF Sees Growing 86% in 2020 – Bloomberg
South America may be battered by weak growth, unrest and austerity but one of its smallest countries is about to experience the fastest economic growth on the planet.
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IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath: It’s harder to find bright spots in global economy
“As the year is progressing, it’s getting harder to find those bright spots,” Gita Gopinath tells CNBC.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/08/23/imf-chief-economist-gita-gopinath-its-harder-to-find-bright-spots-in-global-economy.html