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The International Monetary Fund slightly raises its forecast for 2023 US economic growth. "The US economy has proven resilient, consumer demand has held up particularly well, initially boosted by a drawdown of pent up savings, and more recently by solid growth in real disposable income. This is good news," says IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva. 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
Surging inflation and severe slowdowns in the United States and China prompted the IMF to downgrade its outlook for the global economy this year and next, while warning that the situation could get much worse. SOUNDBITE
The European Central Bank slightly lowers its eurozone growth forecast for 2020 to 1.1 percent from 1.2 percent, but sees output strengthening in the following two years, according to President of the European Central Bank. SOUNDBITE from Lagarde
IMF chief Christine Lagarde says the US economy is expected to grow slightly faster this year than projected in April, as the IMF upgrades its GDP forecast for 2019 to 2.6 percent, while growth in 2020 is seen to be slowing to two percent. SOUNDBITE