The world economy will grow faster than previously expected this year thanks to increased trade, investment and manufacturing, the International Monetary Fund has said.
But it warned that the threat of protectionist policies and structural problems — such as low productivity and high income inequality — meant “the balance of risks remains tilted to the downside”.
In the World Economic Outlook, its regular assessment of global growth prospects, the IMF increased its growth forecast for this year from 3.4 per cent to 3.5 per cent, marking the first time in six years it has revised up previous expectations for short-term global growth.
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