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1. Not every nation can export its way to economic recovery

   Wed, 2 Sep 2009

   recession — such as that of the early 1980s — will require advanced countries to navigate a tricky transition, says Olivier Blanchard , chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Globally, public stimulus will add 1 percentage point
2. IMF sees beginning of sluggish global economic recovery

   Wed, 8 Jul 2009

   expected in 2010. "The worst is behind us and the recovery is coming. The recovery is fragile, however," said Olivier Blanchard , the fund's chief economist. The fund says global output will shrink by 1.4% this year, before growing at