Tuesday, October 10, 2017

IMF Sees Global Recovery Continuing

The global economy is on a real upswing, according to the International Monetary Fund, which has increased this year's growth forecast to 3.6% and next year's to 3.7%. 

The upward revision reflects stronger growth in Europe, the United States and Japan and a partial recovery by some major energy exporters, like Russia and Brazil. 

Next year the IMF is expecting emerging markets to improve further, according to Director of Research  Maurice Obstfeld...

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But the IMF is concerned the global income inequality trends need to be addressed, through targetted investments in training and infrastructure...


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