slashed its growth estimates for the euro zone to 1.2 percent dragged down mostly by export powerhouse germany the 2 biggest economies the u.s. and china are also losing steam the u.s. can expect a modest 2.4 percent gain in 29000 but that's still down half a percent from me earlier and china's growth is projected to dip to 6 point one percent this year and 5.8 percent next year and this would be the slowest rates since 1990 a correspondent popular folie las joins me now from washington and there you are good to see you publish the i.m.f. says that the global economy is growing at its slowest pace since the financial crisis urging leaders to deescalate tensions we know which leaders. are talked to here are washington and beijing listening. monica a lot of peers that perhaps they are let's not forget that of course in recent days