Former IMF Chief Economist: The global economy is "much weaker" than many imagine and unable to cope with a prolonged Iran war
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Gita Gopinath, former Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warns that the global economy is much more fragile than widely believed. Governments have almost exhausted their fiscal space, and if a prolonged war involving Iran leads to sustained oil price shocks, the global economy will struggle to respond