OECD: Global economy is slowing

Mitchell Hartman Mar 6, 2019
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The OECD predicts lower growth than last year, from China to North America. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images

OECD: Global economy is slowing

Mitchell Hartman Mar 6, 2019
The OECD predicts lower growth than last year, from China to North America. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images
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Global growth in PPP terms. GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2018 are based on available national accounts data plus estimates for Argentina, Australia, Russia, and Turkey.

The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, predicts lower growth than last year, from China to North America. The 36-nation OECD was founded in 1961 to promote economic progress and world trade.

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