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The International Monetary Fund slightly lowers its outlook for the global economy, predicting the global economy will grow by 2.8 percent this year and three percent in 2024, a decline of 0.1 percentage point from its previous forecasts in January. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission cut its 2023 and 2024 eurozone economic growth forecasts, with the single currency area weighed down by Germany's poor performance. "The EU GDP growth for 2023 is now estimated at 0.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than projected in spring," says Paolo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner for Economy. SOUNDBITE
Global growth is set to be higher than expected this year, the IMF said Monday, raising its forecast on surprisingly strong consumption and investment while China's lifting of zero-Covid restrictions provides another boost. SOUNDBITE
The European Central Bank slashes its growth outlook for the eurozone to 2.8 percent in 2022 and 2.1 percent in 2023, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine wreaks havoc on the world economy. SOUNDBITE
The International Monetary Fund revises its eurozone growth forecast for 2022 "downward by 1.1 percentage points" from its January estimate, to 2.8 percent, IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas says as he presents the latest World Economic Outlook. SOUNDBITE
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