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Urgent: World Bank lowers 2015 global growth to 3 percent

Xinhua, January 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

The World Bank on Tuesday lowered its global economy growth forecasts for 2014 and 2015.

In its latest flagship report Global Economic Prospects, the World Bank projected the global economy to grow 2.6 percent in 2014 and 3 percent in 2015, down 0.2 percentage point and 0.4 percentage point from its June forecasts, respectively. Endite