{"id":18062,"date":"2017-10-10T14:51:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T13:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=18062"},"modified":"2017-10-10T14:51:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T13:51:47","slug":"world-economy-add-3-6-2017-recovery-quickens-imf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/world-economy-add-3-6-2017-recovery-quickens-imf\/","title":{"rendered":"World economy to add 3.6% in 2017 as recovery quickens \u2013 IMF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday bumped up its forecasts for global growth, saying an upswing in the world economy was likely to gather pace into next year.<\/p>\n<p>Global economic output should increase by 3.6 percent this year and by 3.7 percent in 2018, up marginally from the forecast published six months ago but well above growth seen in 2016, the IMF said.<\/p>\n<p>But the global crisis lender called on governments to strike while the iron is hot, saying dangers for the current recovery lurked on the horizon and ambitious reforms were necessary.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The new forecast comes as the IMF stages annual meetings this week with the World Bank.<\/p>\n<p>AFP<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday bumped up its forecasts for global growth, saying an upswing in the world economy was likely to gather pace into next year. 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