OECD hikes global growth forecast as vaccines roll out
The huge US stimulus package is also a factor that has the group seeing 5.6% growth in 2021 and 4% in 2022
09 March 2021 - 17:32
Paris — The global economic outlook has brightened as Covid-19 vaccine rollouts speed up in some countries and the US launches a vast new stimulus package, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Tuesday, hiking its forecasts.
The world economy is set to rebound in 2021 with 5.6% growth and expand 4.0% in 2022, the OECD said in its interim economic outlook...
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