While economic growth is expected to slow in the second half of 2008 due to rising inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a reverse in trend in 2009. As part of its quarterly World Economic Outlook update, the IMF also reported there is a need to shift purchasing power from commodity users to producers. Available video includes soundbites from IMF Chief Economic Counselor Simon Johnson, Deputy Director Charles Collyns and general views of an oil platform.
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