Against the backdrop of a looming trade war, global GDP growth is
still strengthening. 2017 marked a year of global economic growth
acceleration of 0.6 percentage points, and 2018 promises to be
another good year. GDP growth is expected to climb to 3.2% which
would be the highest level since 2011. Demand is underpinned by
favourable financing conditions, strong sentiment as well as US
fiscal stimulus. A long-waited pick up of investment growth further
pushes up trade growth.

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