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Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
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Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas is the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.
Notable Quotes
"The global outlook has abruptly darkened following the outbreak of war in the Middle East."View Story →
"A prolonged conflict would lead to spiralling inflation, push up unemployment and lead to food insecurity in some countries."View Story →
"Countries including the UK should be very cautious about introducing assistance programmes."View Story →
"Countries including the UK should be very cautious about introducing assistance programmes."View Story →
"What’s happening in the Gulf is potentially much, much larger, and that’s what our scenarios are kind of documenting."View Story →
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