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Economists split on global growth amid Covid, energy crisis and supply logjams

Published Sun, Oct 17, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    London

    THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) and several senior economists predict that global growth will slow down in the coming 12 months as inflation abates.

    There is, however, also a vocal minority out there who believe that this view is sanguine, and that the combined shock from the coronavirus pandemic, a growing energy crisis and continued supply logjams could cause an inflationary recession.