Divergent views on economic prospects


Goldman Sachs is projecting global growth of 2.6% for 2024.

GLOBAL investments banks have divergent views about how the global economy will pan out in 2024. Some are more optimistic, while others are more cautious about the prospects in the year ahead, given the prevailing headwinds of elevated interest rates and geopolitical tensions.

There is one common view, though; they expect global growth to be weaker in 2024 as compared to 2023. Below are the excerpts from reports published by several prominent investment management firms.

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