Amid wars and soaring energy prices, IMF says the global economy is on the brink of recession

from All Things Considered · host Tinbete Ermyas

A report from the International Monetary Fund warns "the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course." European Union Commissioner Marta Kos discusses this grim economic outlook.

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