according to the imf. they were made ahead of the spring meetings which kicked off on monday in washington. from there, we have more. high inflation continues to play countries around the world. central bankers are raising interest rates to try and slow down those price increases. as a result, however, we have some of the week growth projections by the international monetary fund since the 1990s. 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. high inflation is already having an impact on poorer countries, pushing them further into financial distress. given the uncertain economic outlook, the imf believes more countries will be looking towards it for help. earlier i spoke withjohn lipsky the chair of the national bureau of economic research who is also in washington for the meeting and he told me cost of living will
hello and thanks forjoining us. here s your latest sports news. so often the tennis clay court season is associated with rafa nadal dominating the headlines, but the spaniard was a notable absentee on monday as the monte carlo masters got underway. he s been ruled out with a hip injury and he s not the only one missing. world number two carlos alcaraz is also out because of injury, whilst world number iii cameron norrie may have wished he hadn t bothered after a surprise first round defeat. jim lumsden rounds up the best of the action on day one. an upset looked a possibility when cameron norrie s serve was broken by the well 33, the first time of asking, looks like we were francisco cerundolo strolled through the first set. the number 11s it was always up against development instead with identity and who took the second set to wrap up victory an hour and 12 minutes. next up isa an hour and 12 minutes. next up is a meeting with matteo berrettini who made light work of the ame
films that reveal the human drama at the heart of global events. hello, i mjane dougall with the latest from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: no nadal, alcaraz absent, and now ciao to cam, as norrie suffers a shock early exit at the monte carlo masters. not a night to remember at the nou camp, but barcelona move a point closer to their first league title in four years. and super stoinis shines for the super kings, as they snatch a dramatic last gasp victory in the indian premier league. hello and thanks forjoining us.
a series of documentary world. a series of documentary films that reveal the human drama at the heart of global events. hello, i mjane dougall with the latest from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: no nadal, alcaraz absent, and now ciao to cam, as norrie suffers a shock early exit at the monte carlo masters. not a night to remember at the nou camp, but barcelona move a point closer to their first league title in four years. and super stoinis shines for the super kings, as they snatch a dramatic last gasp victory in the indian premier league.