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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott Economics editor

IMF cuts global growth forecast over Ukraine war

A shopping mall lies in ruins after a missile strike of the Russian troops in the Podilskyi district of Kyiv
The IMF said the invasion of Ukraine had caused a ‘major, transformative shock’ to world economies. Photograph: Future Publishing/Getty Images

The International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth forecasts because of the war in Ukraine, warning that Russia’s invasion could lead to the fragmentation of the world economy into rival blocs.

In a half-yearly update, the IMF said prospects had worsened “significantly” in the past three months as it reduced its growth estimate for 2022 from 4.4% to 3.6%.

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