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            IMF Reports Slower Than Expected Global Economic Growth

   by VOA News

   Experts at the International Monetary Fund say global economic growth
   is uneven, and will be a bit slower than expected this year and in
   2015.

   A report made public Tuesday in Washington puts global expansion at 3.3
   percent this year, and 3.8 percent next year. Both figures are lower
   than earlier estimates.

   While stock market prices have risen, other investments have been
   "subdued." Growth has also been hampered by rising geopolitical
   tensions in Ukraine, the Middle East and West Africa.

   Experts say those effects have been largely limited to the nations
   directly involved, but warn that could change in the future.

   The uneven nature of the recovery is seen in a return to growth in the
   United States and Britain, slowing growth in China, and faster growth
   for India.

   IMF experts urge governments to continue efforts to bolster the economy
   with low interest rates, and to be cautious in budget cutting that can
   reduce demand in the economy.
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