IMF likely to lower growth forecast for Germany - Die Zeit

FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at MSC Women's Breakfast during the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 16, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert - Copyright ANDREAS GEBERT(Reuters)

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Published on 20/02/2019 - 12:04•Updated 19/04/2024 - 21:02

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BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is likely to further lower its growth forecast for Germany, Die Zeit weekly newspaper paper quoted IMF chief Christine Lagarde as saying on Wednesday.

Lagarde urged the German government to spend more money for projects like modernising public infrastructure in order to bolster growth, the paper added.