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IMF upbeat despite revision
down of global forecast
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The International Monetary Fund
has sliced its 2014 global growth forecast from 3.7 per cent to 3.4 per cent
after a dismal first quarter in the US and weakness in big emerging markets. The
downgrade shows how 2014 threatens to become another disappointing year for
global growth, as the slowdown in economies such as Brazil comes on top of a
shock 2.9 per cent annualised fall in US output in the first
quarter.
IMF下調全球經濟增長預期
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國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)將2014年全球經濟增長預測從3.7%下調至3.4%。此前美國經濟第一季度表現欠佳，一些大型新興市場經濟體呈現疲態。下調增長預測顯示，對全球經濟增長，2014年恐將成為又一個令人失望的一年。在巴西等經濟體增長放緩的同時，美國經濟產出在今年首季出現令人震驚的2.9%年化萎縮。
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