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PMIs point to a small pick-up in global growth

Final manufacturing PMIs for February suggest that the pace of global growth has picked up a bit since the start of the year. The full impact of the drop in oil prices has yet to be felt and further loosening by a number of central banks should support activity. But there is still a significant risk that Greece will be forced to leave the euro-zone, which would weigh heavily on global business sentiment.

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