----------------------------------------------------------------- By contrast, the global economy is in the midst of its strongest period in more than 25 years, as China logs growth rates above 10 per cent and expansion in Japan and Europe picks up.
----------------------------------------------------------------- The IMF in September predicted world GDP would increase 4.9 per cent this year, the fourth straight year above 4.5 per cent. That is the best performance since IMF records dating from 1980. -----------------------------------------------------------------
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