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GLOBAL GROWTH: MODEST PICKUP TO 2.5% IN 2020 AMID RISING DEBT, SLOWING PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH

Global growth decelerated markedly last year to a post-crisis low but is expected to pick up in 2020.

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