According to RIA Novosti, it announced a record slowdown in global economic growth, the threat of a significant increase in corporate debt and default on it.
“Two years ago, the world economy was at the stage of simultaneous recovery ... Today, a large part of the world economy is moving synchronously, but, unfortunately, this time the growth is slowing ... This large-scale slowdown means that this year the growth will drop to the lowest level from the beginning of the decade, ”said Georgieva.
At the same time, the managing director clarified that in the event of a serious recession, corporate debt associated with the risk of default would rise to $ 19 trillion, that is, "almost 40% of total debt in eight leading economies."
“This exceeds the levels observed during the financial crisis,” she added.
According to the head of the IMF, a great contribution to the current situation in the economy was made by trade wars.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin called on “not to stick out” the situation with the fall of US exchanges, but to pay more attention to the dynamics of the world economy, the growth of which may decrease by the end of the year.