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IMF head sees worst economic downturn since Great Depression

by AP Economics Writer
| April 9, 2020 1:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic will push the global economy into the deepest recession since the Great Depression, with the world's poorest countries suffering the most, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.

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