Washington, United States, April 9, 2026 (AFP) - IMF to cut global growth forecast due to Mideast war

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2026-04-09

The International Monetary Fund will lower global growth forecasts due to the Middle East war, its chief said Thursday, warning of the conflict's "scarring effects" despite a fragile ceasefire. "Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante," IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said. Georgieva said that -- even in the fund's "most hopeful scenario" -- spiraling energy costs, infrastructure damage, suppl......

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