I.m.f. Forecast: Global Economic Growth Modest At Best

By ANNIE LOWREY, New York Times
Wed, 01/23/2013 - 8:01am

The fund said that growth is hardly expected to snap back to pre-crisis levels of 4.5 to 5.5 percent in the coming years.

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