BUSINESS

IMF raises 2017 world growth forecast to 3.5%

Kyodo News, Published on 18/04/2017

» The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday it forecasts world economic growth to rise by 0.1 point to 3.5% for 2017, with growth for the United States unchanged at 2.3% and that for Japan up 0.4 percentage points from its estimate in January to 1.2%.