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Global Economy

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The global economy is [blank] to shrink by almost 3.2% this year, according to the IMF, which would be the largest [blank] in economic activity since the Great Depression. In 2020 alone, millions of people could be [blank] into extreme poverty, reversing the declining global trend of the last twenty-plus years.

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The global economy is expected to shrink by almost 3.2% this year, according to the IMF, which would be the largest contraction in economic activity since the Great Depression. In 2020 alone, millions of people could be pushed into extreme poverty, reversing the declining global trend of the last twenty-plus years.
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