{"id":596753,"date":"2026-04-10T00:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/596753\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T00:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:06:10","slug":"israel-to-negotiate-with-lebanon-says-netanyahu-as-attacks-continue-ceasefire-holds-ahead-of-pakistan-peace-talks-strait-of-hormuz-remains-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/596753\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel to negotiate with Lebanon, says Netanyahu, as attacks continue; ceasefire holds ahead of Pakistan peace talks; Strait of Hormuz remains closed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The war is darkening the outlook for the world economy \u2013 whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned this morning.<\/p>\n

Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the fund would downgrade its forecast for the world economy next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cHad it not been for this shock, we would have been upgrading global growth,\u201d Georgieva said before next week\u2019s IMF-World Bank meetings. \u201cBut now, even our most hopeful scenario involves a growth downgrade.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AA man stands amid rubble from a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut.Getty Images<\/p>\n

The world economy had proved resilient in the face of Donald Trump\u2019s decision to impose sweeping global tariffs last year. In January, the 191-country IMF had upgraded the global growth outlook to 3.3 per cent and was poised to do so again when its new forecasts came out next Tuesday.<\/p>\n

But the war changed everything. The conflict has driven up the price of oil and natural gas; damaged oil refineries, tanker terminals and other energy infrastructure; disrupted shipments of fertiliser the world\u2019s farmers depend on; and damaged the confidence of businesses and consumers.<\/p>\n

Georgieva said \u201cgrowth will be slower \u2013 even if the new peace is durable\u201d. <\/p>\n

And she told policymakers \u201cbe careful not to make things worse\u201d with \u201cgo-it-alone\u201d moves such as limiting exports and imposing price controls. \u201cDon\u2019t pour gasoline on the fire,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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