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UN: Global economic growth in 2019 was lowest of the decade

by Associated Press
| January 16, 2020 5:05 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The global economy recorded its lowest growth of the decade in 2019, falling to 2.3% as a result of protracted trade disputes and a slowdown in domestic investment, the United Nations said Thursday.

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