hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the international monetary fund, which has published their prediction for the year ahead. global growth will shrink in 2023 from 3.4% last year to 2.8% this year. the economies in germany and the uk will shrink. the imf also expects high interest rates to be temporary forecasting them to fall back to pre pandemic levels. let s hear what the chief economist had to say. hear what the chief economist had to sa . ,, . ., hear what the chief economist had to sa ,, ., ., , hear what the chief economist had to sa . ,, ., ., , ., ., say. starting to bring inflation back towards say. starting to bring inflation back towards of say. starting to bring inflation back towards of targets, - say. starting to bring inflation back towards of targets, but l say. starting to bring inflation | back towards of targets, but at say. starting to bring inflation - back towards of targets, but at the same time, risks have emerged. in our latest foreca
also on the programme: president biden boards air force one, destination belfast. he speaks of his hopes on the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. make sure the irish accords and - the winter agreements stay in place, keep the peace. - that s the main thing. keep your fingers crossed. one of the uk s biggest business groups, the cbi, sacks its head tony danker after an investigation into workplace conduct. and the wild spring weather continues with warnings of strong winds for western parts of the uk. coming up on the bbc news channel, p9p coming up on the bbc news channel, pep guardiola takes on his old team for the first time since leaving them as manchester s city play good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a four day strike, with nhs leaders warning it ll be the most disruptive in health service history. the dispute over pay is expected to see thousands of operations cancelled, though staff will be av
also on the programme: president biden boards air force one, destination belfast. he speaks of his hopes on the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. make sure the irish accords and - the winter agreements stay in place, keep the peace. - that s the main thing. keep your fingers crossed. one of the uk s biggest business groups, the cbi, sacks its head tony danker after an investigation into workplace conduct. and the wild spring weather continues with warnings of strong winds for western parts of the uk. coming up on the bbc news channel, p9p coming up on the bbc news channel, pep guardiola takes on his old team for the first time since leaving them as manchester s city play
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