Paris, March 17, 2025 (AFP) - OECD lowers global growth projections over 'trade barriers', 'uncertainty'

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2025-03-17

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Monday lowered its projections for global growth in 2025 due to "trade barriers" and "uncertainty". Trade tensions that have erupted since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House are in part responsible for the dampened growth perspectives, the OECD said. The OECD trimmed back its 2025 projection from 3.3 percent growth to 3.1 percent, "with higher trade barriers in sever......

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