the global economy is expected to grow a paltry 3% over the next five years, according to the head of the international monetary fund. her comments were made ahead of the imf and world bank s spring meetings, which kick off today in washington. our north america business correspondent samira hussain is there. high inflation continues to plague countries around the world. central bankers are raising interest rates to try and slow down those price increases. as a result, however, is we have some of the weakest growth projections by the international monetary fund since the 1990s. now, with the world s finance ministers and central bankers all meeting in washington this week, the increasingly fragile global economy will certainly be the focus, along with ways for countries to try and mitigate some of the negative impacts of those interest rate rises. now the high inflation, however, is already having an impact on poorer countries, pushing them further into financial distress. gi
months of this year. these are the first set of quarterly gdp figures since the end of the country s strict covid poilcy in december. this boosted retail sales, which were up over 10% on this time last year. also a huge expansion in travel, with some 45 million air passengers taking trips last month. all of this has helped spark positivity from investors, with groups like citi upgrading their china growth forecast to 6.1% that s well over china s own targets. joining me now is rory green, chief china economist at consultants ts lombard. these numbers look strong. is it a short term bounce or was it more sustainable. it short-term bounce or was it more sustainable- sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the remainder i sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the remainder of 2024. what sust
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