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Will these major countries be richer or poorer in 2019?

Next year's fastest and slowest-growing economies
Japan: 0.9%
Italy: 1%
South Africa: 1.4%
Belgium: 1.5%
UK: 1.5%
France: 1.6%
Finland: 1.8%
Portugal: 1.8%
Switzerland: 1.8%
Russia: 1.8%
Denmark: 1.9%
Germany: 1.9%
Canada: 2%
Norway: 2.1%
Austria: 2.2%
Spain: 2.2%
Sweden: 2.2%
Brazil: 2.4%
Greece: 2.4%
Mexico: 2.5%
Singapore: 2.5%
USA: 2.5%
Netherlands: 2.6%
South Korea: 2.6%
Australia: 2.8%
New Zealand: 3%
Poland: 3.5%
Ireland: 4%
China: 6.2%
India: 7.4%
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Next year's fastest and slowest-growing economies

The IMF has downgraded the global growth figure for next year from 3.9% to 3.7% due to increased protectionism, rising interest rates and weaker than expected Eurozone performance, but the world's economy is still going strong. We take a look at the estimated growth figures for 30 major economies and reveal which nations will be better or worse off in 2019.
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Daniel Coughlin

20 December 2018

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