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The International Monetary Fund has predicted that the global economic growth this year will hit its lowest level since 2009. The IMF said China's slowdown to a 25-year low and tumbling commodity prices will push global growth to three-point-one, from 3.4 percent last year. It said emerging market economies will likely suffer a fifth straight annual drop, with a four-percent growth. The body, however, kept its forecast for one-point-five percent growth this year in the euro zone. The fund also downplayed the risk of a global recession. The IMF noted that the removal of anti-Iran sanctions will boost economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa next year. It said this will allow for a recovery in oil production and exports. The Washington-based organization expects regional growth to reach 3.8 percent next year from 2.3 percent this year. Dean Henderson Author & Political Commentator Live @ http://www.presstv.ir/live.html Twitter @ http://twitter.com/PressTV LiveLeak @ http://www.liveleak.com/c/PressTV Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/PRESSTV Google+ @ http://plus.google.com/+VideosPTV Instagram @ http://instagram.com/presstvchannel