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Klang, Dec 17 (EFE/EPA).- Malaysia's economy is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2021 following a projected contraction of 5.8 percent in 2020 caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest edition of the World Bank Malaysia Economic Monitor: Sowing the Seeds published on Wednesday. (Camera: FAZRY ISMAIL).SHOT LIST: WORKERS PRODUCE COFFEE AT THE CHUAN HOE COFFEE FACTORY IN KLANG, OUTSIDE KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
90-year-old Chilean grandmother Elena Galvez rides her trusty bike to town and sells her hens' eggs in order to make a living.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says Eurozone inflation is slowing but is still expected to be "too high for too long", as the ECB raises interest rates for the ninth consecutive time. SOUNDBITE
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a bilateral meeting with Saudi King Salman, on the second day of his visit to Riyadh. The two leaders have signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between the Asian giant and the oil-rich kingdom. IMAGES
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. "We are facing a crisis on top of a crisis," Georgieva says in a speech ahead of the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank. SOUNDBITE
The IMF downgrades its forecast for global economic growth this year, citing the impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which contributed to a slowdown in the United States and China. World GDP is forecast to expand 4.4 percent this year, half a point lower than its previous estimate released in October, says IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath. SOUNDBITE
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