IMF to boost global outlook again, warns financial conditions uncertain

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IMF to boost global outlook again, warns financial conditions uncertain

The International Monetary Fund will raise its forecast for global economic growth in 2021 and 2022 after last year’s 3.5% contraction, but financial conditions remain highly uncertain, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday.

Georgieva said the global economy was on firmer footing after governments spent some $16 trillion on fiscal measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its economic impact. However, developments are diverging dangerously across regions and countries, and even within nations.

 

“Vaccines are not yet available to everyone and everywhere. Too many people continue to face job losses and rising poverty,” she told the Council on Foreign Relations ahead of next week’s release of the fund’s updated World Economic Outlook. “Too many countries are falling behind.”

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