The effects of the credit crunch are likely to be broader, deeper and
more protracted than previously expected, the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) has warned in its Global Stability Report.
....On Wednesday
the IMF is also expected to downgrade its forecast
for the world economy,
and accept that a sharp slowdown is likely in
the US.
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