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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest and Thomas Kingsley

UNBELIEVABLE: Imf warns uk economy is set for sharp contraction in weakest performance among g7 a7ee5027 30e0 4f6e 9f79 653d024cbde7 | History Defined

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Britain’s economy will have the worst performance of all G7 economies even sinking below Russia.

In its latest update, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its UK forecast once again, predicting a contraction of 0.6 per cent against the 0.3 per cent growth pencilled in last October.

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