World News | UN Drops Forecast for Global Economic Growth in 2022 to 3.1%
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The United Nations on Wednesday significantly lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year from 4% to 3.1%, saying the war in Ukraine has triggered increasing global food and commodity prices and exacerbated inflationary pressures, upending the fragile recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. World News | UN Drops Forecast for Global Economic Growth in 2022 to 3.1%.