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IMF Chief: World Could 'Face A Lost Decade'
November 9, 2011
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"We believe that the world economy has entered a dangerous and uncertain phase," Lagarde said.
"Adverse feedback loops between the real economy and the financial sector have become permanent, and unemployment — as I have just mentioned in relation to the United States of America because it is unusual — has really advanced significantly unabated and remains unacceptably high."
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"If we do not act boldly and if we do not act together, the economy around the world runs the risk of a downward spiral of uncertainty, financial instability, and potential collapse of global demand," she said. "Ultimately, we could run the risk of what some commentators are already calling the lost decade."
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November 9, 2011
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"We believe that the world economy has entered a dangerous and uncertain phase," Lagarde said.
"Adverse feedback loops between the real economy and the financial sector have become permanent, and unemployment — as I have just mentioned in relation to the United States of America because it is unusual — has really advanced significantly unabated and remains unacceptably high."
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"If we do not act boldly and if we do not act together, the economy around the world runs the risk of a downward spiral of uncertainty, financial instability, and potential collapse of global demand," she said. "Ultimately, we could run the risk of what some commentators are already calling the lost decade."
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