[I]t warned that the world remains at risk of collapsing into a slump that would rival the Great Depression – with ‘acute risks in Europe’ the major threat. – Mail Online

 

By Hugo Duncan at Mail Online

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The eurozone could break up and trigger a global economic slump to rival the Great Depression, the IMF warned last night.

 

In its World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund said the collapse of the crisis-torn single currency could not be ruled out.

 

It was the first time the Washington-based institution has accepted the prospect of the eurozone splitting up and follows fears over the health of the Spanish economy.

 

But the report warned that output in the eurozone could fall by 3.5 per cent over the next two years if the debt crisis escalates.

 

This would knock 2 per cent off the world economy, said the IMF, while a 50 per cent rise in the oil price would lower output by a further 1.25 per cent.

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