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Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist, says that if the virus is contained and economies can begin operating again, 2021 should see a rebound of 5.8 percent. [COMPLETES VIDI1QL1IG_EN] SOUNDBITE
"We are projecting global growth in 2020 to fall to minus three percent," the International Monetary Fund's chief economist Gita Gopinath says, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes the global economy into a deep recession. SOUNDBITE
The war in Ukraine has undercut the global recovery and slowed expected economic growth in most countries in the world, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says. "For the first time in many years inflation has become a clear and present danger," Georgieva says in a speech ahead of the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Austria's Far-right Freedom Party gather to protest against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations. Next week, the country will impose a partial lockdown which constitute the toughest restrictions introduced in Europe in recent weeks as Covid-19 cases surge continent-wide. IMAGES
Italians walk without masks in Rome as the whole country becomes a "low-risk" zone for Covid-19, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic in February 2020. IMAGES
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