世界成長、今年３．６％に下げ　ウクライナ侵攻、原油高響く―ＩＭＦ予測

　【ワシントン時事】国際通貨基金（ＩＭＦ）は１９日、最新の世界経済見通しを公表し、２０２２年の世界成長率を３．６％と、１月の前回見通しから０．８ポイント下方修正した。ロシアのウクライナ侵攻に伴う原油などの価格高騰や供給制約で、新型コロナウイルス禍からの回復の勢いが鈍ることが理由。米欧日が主導する経済制裁により、ロシアは２２年から２年連続のマイナス成長に陥ると見込む。（2022/04/19-22:08）

The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that the global economy is projected to grow 3.6 pct in 2022, down 0.8 percentage point from its forecast in January.
   Surging crude oil and other prices and supply constraints, both stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, are expected to hamper the global economy's recovery from the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the Washington-based institution.
   For Japan, the IMF revised down its 2022 growth projection by 0.9 point to 2.4 pct, citing the impact of higher crude oil prices and coronavirus-linked restrictions on social activities. Meanwhile, the 2023 growth forecast was upgraded by 0.5 point to 2.3 pct, reflecting the effects of economic stimulus measures to be introduced by the Japanese government.
   In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF said that economic sanctions imposed mainly by the United States, European countries and Japan on Russia over the Ukraine war "will have a severe impact on the Russian economy."
   The Russian economy is now expected to contract 8.5 pct in 2022 and shrink 2.3 pct in 2023, as its bleak outlook and financial disintermediation arising from sanctions "will lead to a significant drop in private investment and consumption."