And other risks discussed in the April 2017 WEO, including a turn toward inward-looking policies and geopolitical risks, remain salient. Projected global growth rates for 2017–18, though higher than ...

Global growth is forecast at 3.0 percent for 2019, its lowest level since 2008–09 and a 0.3 percentage point downgrade from the April 2019 World Economic Outlook. Growth is projected to pick up to 3.4 ...