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
welcome to world business report. i m ben thompson. in the last few minutes, the international monetary fund have released their outlook for the global economy. they have revealed it has reached a highly uncertain moment so let me run you through the numbers in the latest economic outlook. the imf expect it to grow a paltry 3% over the next five years. 2.8% this year. the uk is on track to be the worst performing advanced economy this year. expected to shrink by 0.3% in 2023, much worse than many other g7 countries. they say will grow by i% in 202a. the us in contrast, it is forecast to grow by much more, by 1.6% this year and a further i.i% by much more, by 1.6% this year and a furtheri.i% in by much more, by 1.6% this year and a further 1.1% in 202a. the imf s director of research painted a mixed economy. the director of research painted a mixed econom . ., , ., y director of research painted a mixed econom . ., ., , ., , economy. the global economy remains on track for gr
On Sunday, Bengaluru’s temperature touched 37.4 degrees Celsius, marking the second-highest recorded temperature for the year. Sadly, 2024 seems to even surpass 2016 now. According to updates by Namma Karnataka Weather on X platform, “This week, the weather forecast for Bengaluru and its surrounding areas suggests dry conditions with no expected rainfall, leading to daytime temperatures ranging between 36-38°C.”
Following deficit rainfall last year, the four-month monsoon season this year, beginning June, is expected to be ‘normal’, which would be a big relief especially to India s distressed farmers