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No room for complacency on global growth, says IMF

IMF panel warned that the global growth is at risk of faltering in coming years given uncomfortably low inflation & rising geopolitical risks

Jim Yong Kim, Christine Lagarde, World Bank, IMF
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World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (left) and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde attend a Development Committee plenary during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, US.

Scott Lanman & Eric Martin | Bloomberg
The IMF’s steering committee warned that global growth is at risk of faltering in coming years given uncomfortably low inflation and rising geopolitical risks, injecting a cautious note into an otherwise improving economic outlook.

“The recovery is not yet complete, with inflation below target in most advanced economies, and potential growth remains weak in many countries,” the International Monetary and Financial Committee said in a communique released Saturday in Washington. “Near-term risks are broadly balanced, but there is no room for complacency because medium-term economic risks are tilted to the downside and geopolitical tensions are rising.”

The panel didn’t specify