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Urgent: IMF raises 2017 global growth forecast to 3.5 pct

Xinhua, April 18, 2017 Adjust font size:

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday forecast the global economy will increase by 3.5 percent in 2017, saying buoyant financial markets and a long-awaited cyclical recovery in manufacturing and trade supported the improved outlook. Endi