Push a Japanese stand-up doll over, and it bounces back up. It is a symbol of optimism: the Japanese government included three Okiagari-koboshi dolls in the welcome pack for the IMF-World Bank meetings this week in Toyko. The opening message from the imf was much less positive. A rebound in the global economy is looking less and less likely. The first bit of gloom came when the imf unveiled its new set of global forecasts.
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