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The IMF expects the global economy to grow at the slowest pace this year... since the 2009 global financial crisis. It says... it′s because of the sluggish growth in the United States，... while urging advanced economies to pump more money into their economies. Sohn Jung－in has the details. In its revised World Economic Outlook released on Thursday， the IMF lowered its growth forecast for the global economy this year to three－point－three percent， down from its April prediction of three－point－five percent. The latest figure represents the slowest pace of growth since it dipped below zero in 2009，... during the height of the global financial crisis. The organization identified the U.S. economy′s weaker－than－expected first quarter performance as the main reason for its trimmed outlook. The IMF cut its U.S. growth forecast for the year to two－point－five percent from three－point－one percent. As for China， the fund left its forecast unchanged at six－point－eight percent， saying the recent stock market rout there pales in size to China′s massive economy. ″ the puncture of what was obviously a stock market bubble. Stock markets had increased by 150 percent in less than a year.″ The IMF also maintained its forecast for a pickup in growth in the eurozone at one－and－a－half percent， as it predicts the debt crisis in Greece will have a marginal effect on the global economy. ″The mechanical links between Greece and the rest of the world are limited， be it on the trade side or the finance side. That’s reassuring.″ The organization advised advanced economies to keep ″accommodative monetary policy″ measures in place， to support economic activity and boost inflation. Korea′s growth forecast was not included in the revised outlook， but was set at three－point－three percent in April. Sohn Jung－in， Arirang News.