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IMF Official Forecasts European Recession

Washington, DC
Monday, February 6, 2012

In a newly released forecast, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that a coming recession in Europe will spill over to emerging markets and the U.S.

Olivier Blanchard, Director of the IMF's Research Department, which issued the report predicting a financial slow down in Europe, participates in a conversation on the global economy hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Updated: Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5:25pm (ET)

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