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Sweet Spot for World Economy Won’t Last Beyond 2018-Fitch

2/10/2017/Fitch Ratings The global economy has improved markedly this year and is on course to record its fastest expansion since 2010, but the current favourable mix of strong growth and highly-accommodative macro policies could be as good as it gets, says Fitch Ratings in its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO). […]

World Economic Outlook, October 2017 Seeking Sustainable Growth: Short-Term Recovery, Long-Term Challenges

October 10, 2017/IMF Click here to read World Economic Outlook, October 2017 Seeking Sustainable Growth: Short-Term Recovery, Long-Term Challenges Introduction The global upswing in economic activity is strengthening, with global growth projected to rise to 3.6 percent in 2017 and 3.7 percent in 2018. Broad-based upward revisions in the euro […]

IMF Says Global Growth to Rise 3.6% in 2017, Marks up Emerging, Developing Economies by 0.1 Percentage Point

October 10, 2017 By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Global financial institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said global growth, which in 2016 was the weakest since the global financial crisis at 3.2 percent, is projected to rise to 3.6 percent in 2017 and to 3.7 percent in 2018, […]