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OECD raises global growth forecast but recovery 'fragile'
OECD raises global growth forecast but recovery 'fragile'
by  AFP

The OECD raised its global economic growth forecast on Friday as inflation eases and China emerges from Covid restrictions, but warned of vulnerabilities as seen in the US bank sector turmoil. - China upgraded - The OECD also upgraded its economic outlook for 2024, with growth of 2.9 percent compared to 2.7 percent in the previous forecast.

French roads blocked, refineries on strike after Macron pension move
French roads blocked, refineries on strike after Macron pension move
by  AFP

Protesters blocked a key highway around the French capital and escalated strikes at refineries Friday in a new show of anger after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary vote. On Friday morning, some 200 protesters briefly blocked traffic on the ring road outside the capital.

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