IMF sees global growth held back by 'great vaccination divide'            

Richer nations urged to increase delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects global economic growth in 2021 to fall slightly below its July forecast of 6%, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has said, citing risks associated with debt, inflation, and divergent economic trends in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ms Georgieva said the global economy was bouncing back, but the pandemic continued to limit the recovery, with the main obstacle posed by the "great vaccination divide" that has seen too many countries with too little access to Covid vaccines.