IMF cuts 2022 global growth forecast to 3.6 pct amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

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IMF cuts 2022 global growth forecast to 3.6 pct amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

STORY: IMF cuts 2022 global growth forecast to 3.6 pct amid Russia-Ukraine conflict DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PIERRE-OLIVIER GOURINCHAS, IMF Chief Economist 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PIERRE-OLIVIER GOURINCHAS, IMF Chief Economist 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PIERRE-OLIVIER GOURINCHAS, IMF Chief Economist 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PIERRE-OLIVIER GOURINCHAS, IMF Chief Economist 5. Various of the press conference STORYLINE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, down by 0.8 percentage point from January projection, according to its newly released World Economic Outlook (WEO) report. The Ukraine crisis unfolds while the global economy was "on a mending path" but had not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, the report said, noting that global economic prospects have worsened "significantly" since the forecast i

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