The International Monetary Fund, which released a report at the same time as the G8 summit convened, believes Canada is capable of the most improvement in her economy for 2009 and 2010 compared to almost all industrialized nations. Though some leaders at last week's G8 summit are pushing for more stimulus money, other economic experts don't think they will be necessary in Canada.
Despite expectations of a slight shrinking for the world's economy this year (1.4%), IMF has a positive outlook for the end of the recession in 2010, calling for 2.5% global economic growth next year, up more than .5% from their predictions last April.
Other industrialized countries' economies are expected to decrease by 3.8% this year, in comparison to Canada, only expected to drop by 2.3%. Only .8% growth is predicted for the US for 2010, half that of Canada's forecasted gain of 1.6%, which is only second in line to Japan's 1.7%. India and China, top consumers of Canadian raw materials are seen as leading in growth for 2010, set to increase by 6.5% and 8.5%.
Even though they feel that emergence from the recession will be on the slow side, "Financial conditions have improved more than expected, owing mainly to public intervention, and recent data suggest that the rate of decline in economic activity is moderating," the IMF commented.
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