IMF PREDICTIONS

:: UK economy to shrink by 2.8% in 2009
:: US economy to shrink by 1.6%, Germany 2.5%, France 1.9%, and Japan 2.6%
:: UK economy to grow by 0.2% in 2010
:: Global growth will fall to 0.5% in 2009, lowest rate since World War II
:: Global growth in 2010 will be 3%