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How will the coming recession compare to the past?

The impending global recession will see sluggish growth or outright contractions in GDP in most major economies, with Europe faring the worst. Accounting for changes in trend growth over time, we think that the depth of the global downturns in the 1990s are most comparable to the current situation. We are forecasting a relatively swift global recovery, but the risks are skewed toward a more protracted downturn.

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