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Task for the week: limit the fallout from biggest oil shock in decades
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Finance ministers, central bankers and economists from around the world are gathering in Washington DC, with the Iran war casting a gloomy shadow over the world economy.
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) and World Bank’s spring meeting is kicking off – later today, we’ll hear the Fund’s latest economic forecasts; they’re expected to include a cut to the growth outlook due to the Middle East conflict.
