Uneven Global Recovery, Complex Underlying Currents

IMF Survey
April 14, 2015

• Global growth forecast unchanged at 3.5 percent this year and 3.8 percent in 2016
• Growth diverges: stronger in advanced economies, lower in emerging economies
• Macro risks decreased, but financial and geopolitical risks increased

Global growth prospects are uneven across major economies, says the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO). In advanced economies, growth is projected to strengthen in 2015 relative to 2014, but in emerging market and developing economies it is expected to be weaker.

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http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2015/NEW041415A.htm