EM set for uneven recovery, says IMF, though SDR boost on horizon

Mariam Meskin

April 08, 2021 07:30 PM

Alamy_IMF_575x375_08April2021 — 2F7D2NJ (210406) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6, 2021 (Xinhua) -- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath speaks at a virtual press briefing during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, the United States, April 6, 2021. IMF on Tuesday projected that the global economy will grow by 6 percent in 2021, 0.5 percentage point above the January forecast, according to the latest World Economic Outlook. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) Credit: Liu Jie/Xinhua/Alamy Live News | Alamy Stock Photo

An uneven economic recovery is expected across emerging and developed markets over the next year, the IMF said this week during its spring meetings. Meanwhile, a proposed boost to special drawing rights has split market opinion.

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