UK Expected to Be Only Major Economy to Contract in 2023: IMF

UK Expected to Be Only Major Economy to Contract in 2023: IMF
People walk past the Bank of England during morning rush hour, in London, on July 29, 2021. Henry Nicholls/Reuters
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The UK will be the only major economy to shrink this year, performing worse even than sanction-hit Russia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

In its latest World Economic Outlook update, the IMF upped its growth outlook for the global economy, but downgraded its UK GDP forecast once again, predicting a contraction of 0.6 percent against the 0.3 percent growth pencilled in last October.