Weak growth in world trade

According to the IMF, the slowdown in global investment is largely responsible for the slowdown in world trade growth.

The IMF sees a particular need for a debt-financed expansionary fiscal policy to stimulate global demand. The central banks are expected to accept the resulting overheating of the economy with higher inflation rates.

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