IMF Outlook Forecasts 2.9 Global Growth in 2013

IMF projects global growth at 2.9 percent in 2013, rising to 3.6 percent in 2014
Growth to be driven more by advanced economies; emerging markets weaker than expected
Risks to forecast remain on the downside
Global growth is still in low gear and the drivers of growth are shifting, says the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report. The IMF forecasts global growth to average 2.9 percent in 2013—below the 3.2 percent recorded in 2012—and to rise to 3.6 percent in 2014.
Much of the pickup in growth is expected to be driven by advanced economies. Growth in major emerging markets, although still strong, is expected to be weaker than the IMF forecast in its July 2013 WEO Update. This is partly due to a natural cooling in growth following the stimulus-driven surge in activity after the Great Recession. Structural bottlenecks in infrastructure, labor markets, and investment have also contributed to slowdown in many emerging markets.
“This transition is leading to tensions, with emerging market economies facing both the challenge of slowing growth and changing global financial conditions,” said Olivier Blanchard, the IMF’s chief economist and head of the Research Department.

via IMF

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