Adam Montana Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 IMF officials were labelled ‘clowns’ with ‘serious credibility problems’ last night after saying the British economy will grow faster than Germany and France in the next two years – only weeks after its doom-laden warnings about Brexit. After saying that leaving the European Union could trigger a UK recession, the International Monetary Fund now expects the British economy to grow by 1.7 per cent this year and 1.3 per cent next year. That is weaker than the 1.9 and 2.2 per cent growth forecasts before the referendum, but the UK is still set to be the second-fastest growing economy in the Group of Seven industrialised nations this year – behind the United States – and third-fastest next year, behind the US and Canada. +2 Ukip MP Douglas Carswell said: ‘The IMF has serious credibility problems. It has been seriously wrong for years' The forecasts represent a climbdown for the global financial watchdog after it issued a string of doom-laden warnings over the damage Brexit would do. Ukip MP Douglas Carswell said: ‘The IMF has serious credibility problems. It has been seriously wrong for years. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3698476/IMF-clowns-admit-got-wrong-Brexit-doom-gloom-warnings-saying-British-economy-grow-faster-Germany-France.html#ixzz4ExOUMlMy Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtFuryUSCZ Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 ***/// MENSA is going to ask for their membership cards back from these 'geniuses', aren't they... Let's just hope they get it right with Iraq... and soon. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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