IMF warns of trade tension risk to global growth
JAN 19 - Trade tensions and a reversal in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom are among the main risks to global economic growth, the International Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that trade tensions and a potential reversal in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom pose significant risks to global economic growth, despite the global economy being described as "steady" and "resilient" for the current year.
- The IMF projects global growth to reach 3.3% this year, increasing from its previous forecast of 3.1%.
- IMF chief economist Pierre Olivier Gourinchas highlighted the global economy's resilience despite past trade disruptions.
- The IMF emphasized the "paramount" importance of central bank independence for global economic stability, especially following renewed debate sparked by a criminal investigation into US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
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