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1. B-ROLL: Exterior IMF

Washington, DC --- 17 January 2019
2. Wideshot Gita Gopinath
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gita Gopinath, IMF Head of Research:
“So we have seen tentative signs that global growth may be stabilizing at subdued levels. We are projecting growth to recover modestly from 2.9 percent in 2019 to 3.3 percent in 2020 and then 3.4 percent in 2021.”
4. Midshot
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gita Gopinath, IMF Head of Research:
“So the balance of risks are still so to the downside. Now there is some positive news from the U.S. China trade negotiations and from Brexit. However, geopolitical risks are rising. Social unrest is prevalent in many countries and we could see a re-escalation of trade tensions.”
6. Midshot cutaway
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gita Gopinath, IMF Head of Research:
“So to support the recovering growth, it's important for policymakers to do no harm. Monetary policy should remain accommodative and countries that have fiscal space should use it to improve social and human capital and climate friendly infrastructure.”

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8. B-ROLL: IMF exterior