IMF warns that polictical showdown in the US could damage global economy

Oct 09, 2013

WASHINGTON, USA -The International Monetary Fund warned Washington that the political showdown over the budget could damage the global economy, as it cut its US growth forecast.
The Fund, in its new World Economic Outlook, projected the US economy would grow 1.6 per cent this year and accelerate to 2.6 per cent in 2014, down respectively 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points from its July forecast.

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