China News Service, April 19. On the 19th local time, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on its official website that the International Monetary Fund expects that the global economy will grow by 3.6% in 2022, down 0.8 percentage points from its previous forecast.
The IMF also said the economic damage from the Russia-Ukraine conflict will lead to a significant slowdown in global economic growth in 2022.
In addition, multilateral efforts to address humanitarian crises, prevent further economic fragmentation, maintain global liquidity, manage debt crises, combat climate change and end Covid-19 are critical.