IMF Sees Global Economy Strengthening

The International Monetary Fund says the global economic recovery is strengthening. IMF Economic Counselor Olivier Blanchard said Tuesday the Washington-based agency is projecting that the world economy will advance 3.6 percent this year, up from 3 percent last year. He said it will increase again in 2015, moving ahead 3.9 percent. Blanchard said that the recovery from the depths of the world downturn in 2008 is "not only stronger, but also broader." He said that government...

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