IMF warns global economy to suffer steepest decline since Great Depression
World Economic Outlook report estimates that global GDP will shrink 3% in 2020
14 April 2020 - 17:06
New York — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted the “Great Lockdown” recession would be the steepest in almost a century and warned the world economy’s contraction and recovery would be worse than expected if the coronavirus lingers or returns.
In its first World Economic Outlook report since the spread of the coronavirus and subsequent freezing of major economies, the IMF estimated on Tuesday that global GDP will shrink 3% in 2020...
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