“IMF Sees Subdued Global Growth, Warns Economic Stagnation Could Fuel Protectionist Calls. October 4, 2016.

• Global growth subpar at 3.1 percent in 2016, with slight increase to 3.4 percent next year
• Persistent stagnation in advanced economies could further fuel anti-trade sentiment, stifling growth
• Countries need to rely on all policy levers—monetary, fiscal and structural—to lift growth prospects

Global economic growth will remain subdued this year following a slowdown in the United States and Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, the IMF said in its October 2016 World Economic Outlook.”