IMF: world recovery accelerates to + 6%, but difficult challenges

(ANSA) - NEW YORK, APRIL 06 - The world economy is running faster than expected, with world GDP expected to grow this year by 6%, or 0.5 percentage points more than in January and 0.8 points more than October 2020. The IMF predicts this by estimating growth of 4.4% for the next year, up by 0.2 percentage points compared to both January and October.

Il Fondocomunque warns: "there is great uncertainty about the estimates" and even if growth accelerates "the future presents difficult challenges".

"Lapandemic has not yet been defeated and cases are accelerating in many countries. The recovery is at different speeds."

At the international level, countries must work together to ensure universal vaccination. "The IMF chief economist, Gita Gopinath, said, stressing that accelerating vaccinations requires increased production and distribution, avoid export controls, finance Covax and ensure a fair transfer of vaccinations. excess doses.

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