War in Ukraine LIVE: Washington announces an additional $725 million in military aid for… – 20 Minutes

8:11 a.m .: The Russian war is the “most important” ball and chain to growth, says an IMF committee“War is the most important factor in slowing growth and increasing inflation, volatility, food and energy insecurity, and uncertainties,” said Nadia Calvino, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and chair of one of the main committees of the International Monetary Fund. “Stop the war. Is there a more direct way to put the economy back on track?” Asked IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, present at the same press conference on Friday. The Washington institution revised its global growth forecasts for next year sharply down on Tuesday, even anticipating a recession in Germany and Italy.