The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned about risks for the global economy due to the spread of the Omicron strain of coronavirus. As stated by the managerial director of the IMF Crystaline Georgiev, for this reason the recovery rate can be reduced, transfers Reuters.
“The new version (coronavirus), which can spread very quickly, and in this sense, we will probably see some decline in our October forecasts of global growth,” the head of the Foundation noted.
Earlier, the head of the American Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester stated that the appearance of the Omicron strain of Coronavirus could be a threat to the US economy and provoke a sharp rise in prices in the country. According to her, a new coronavirus strain, in addition to a sharp increase in the level of inflation, can lead to a deterioration of the situation with the lack of workers and create additional pressure on global supply chains.