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Global economic upswing became broader & stronger: IMF

19 Apr '18
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The global economic upswing that began around mid-2016 has become broader and stronger, says a latest report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The new World Economic Outlook report advises policymakers to seize this opportunity to bolster growth, make it more durable, and equip their governments better to counter the next downturn.

The report, titled ‘World Economic Outlook, April 2018: Cyclical Upswing, Structural Change’, projects that advanced economies as a group will continue to expand above their potential growth rates this year and next before decelerating, while growth in emerging market and developing economies will rise before levelling off. However, for most countries, the current favourable growth rates will not last, states the report.

Global growth in 2017 was 3.8 per cent, the fastest since 2011. With financial conditions still supportive, global growth is expected to tick up to a 3.9 per cent rate in both 2018 and 2019. “Advanced economies will grow faster than potential this year and next; euro area economies are set to narrow excess capacity with support from accommodative monetary policy, and expansionary fiscal policy will drive the US economy above full employment,” predicts the report.

Aggregate growth in emerging market and developing economies is projected to firm further, with continued strong growth in emerging Asia and Europe and a modest upswing in commodity exporters after three years of weak performance.

Global growth is projected to soften beyond the next couple of years. Once their output gaps close, most advanced economies are poised to return to potential growth rates well below pre-crisis averages, held back by aging populations and lacklustre productivity. US growth will slow below potential as the expansionary impact of recent fiscal policy changes goes into reverse. Growth is projected to remain subpar in several emerging market and developing economies, including in some commodity exporters that continue to face substantial fiscal consolidation needs.

While upside and downside risks to the short-term outlook are broadly balanced, risks beyond the next several quarters clearly lean to the downside. Downside concerns include a possibly sharp tightening of financial conditions, waning popular support for global economic integration, growing trade tensions and risks of a shift toward protectionist policies, and geopolitical strains.

The current recovery offers a window of opportunity to advance policies and reforms that secure the current upswing and raise medium-term growth to the benefit of all. Such policies should focus on strengthening the potential for higher and more inclusive growth, building buffers to deal more effectively with the next downturn, improving financial resilience to contain market risks and stability concerns, and fostering international cooperation, advises the report. (RKS)

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