IMF warns deeper financial turmoil would slam global growth

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WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday (Apr 11) trimmed its 2023 global growth outlook slightly as higher interest rates cool activity but warned that a severe flare-up of financial system turmoil could slash output to near recessionary levels. The IMF said in its latest World Economic Outl

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In a"plausible" scenario, stress on vulnerable banks - some like failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank burdened by unrealised losses due to monetary policy tightening and reliant on uninsured deposits - creates a situation where"funding conditions for all banks tighten, due to greater concern for bank solvency and potential exposures across the financial system", the IMF said.

Emerging market economies would be hit hard by lower demand for exports, currency depreciation and a flare-up of inflation.

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