Improving world economy still needs help from low rates


              Germany Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble speaks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde during the Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors group photo at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Germany Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble speaks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde during the Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors group photo at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The world economy is the healthiest it's been in years but could still use a little help from low-interest rates and higher government spending from countries that can afford it. That from the International Monetary Fund.

The 189-member IMF and its sister agency, the World Bank, wrapped up three days of meetings Saturday.

The IMF expects the global economy to grow 3.6 percent this year, up from 3.2 percent in 2016. And three-quarters of the global economy is growing, making this the broadest recovery in a decade.

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