IMF Economic Counselor Blasnchard speaks on the global economy in Washington
Olivier Blanchard, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economic Counselor, speaks at a media briefing on the World Economic Outlook at the IMF Headquarters in Washington on October 8, 2008. Blanchard said he expects world growth to slow to 3.0 percent in 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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The International Monetary Fund in Frankfurt, Germany, issued improved economic forecasts Thursday, but warned that the numbers could be deceiving.
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