International monetary funds Chief Economist Pierre Olivier gourinchas. The imf and the world bank are having their annual meeting in marrakech and later today, Finance Ministers from the 620 and Central Bank Governors will be meeting to discuss the health of the Global Economy. According to the imf, Global Growth remains dampened by Supply Chain Disruptions linked to the covid 19 pandemic and russias war in ukraine, persistently high inflation, and spiralling borrowing costs. Heres our economics editor faisal islam. The message from the imf for the 190 Finance Ministers and central governor business in marrakesh is that the World Economy they hope had turned a corner after three years of rolling your clinical crisis. Well, it is limping forward rather than sprinting forward now with geopolitical crisis. Slowdowns in very specific countries like china that they had not expected. There is an additional worry about this new higher for longer Interest Rate world that might affect the bank
And at nine oclock tonight there will be a special programme by radio 1s newsbeat debating the future of britains laws and attitudes to cannabis. And we take a look at the front pages for tomorrow. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome along to sportstday live from the bbc sport centre. Coming up tonight. The countdown is on to england womens semi final in the Rugby World Cup. Im live in belfast this evening wear the red roses take on france in their quest for back to back world cup finals. Five nil up, celtic look to wrap up their place in the group stage of the champions league. They take an 8 1; aggregate win. And theres stilljust two seconds in it at the vuelta a espana, but chris froome holds the leaders red jersey after stage four out of 21. Yes, hello and welcome. Englands women will continue the defence of their Rugby World Cup title when they play france in the biggest match of their tournamnet so far. Were at the semi final stage and franc