IMF cuts 2022 global growth forecast to 3.6 pct amid Russia-Ukraine conflict (5)

IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas speaks at a virtual press briefing on World Economic Outlook (WEO) report in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 19, 2022. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 0.8 percentage points lower than the January projection, according to its newly released World Economic Outlook report. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)