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世界银行：全球经济正处于转折点
Theglobaleconomyisata"turningpoint",theWorldBankhassaid,asitforecastsstrongergrowthfor2014.

世界银行称，全球经济正处于“转折点”，并预测2014年将有强势增长。

Initsannualreportontheworldeconomy,thebanksaidrichercountriesappearedtobe"finallyturningacorner"afterthefinancialcrisis.

Thatisexpectedtosupportstrongergrowthindevelopingeconomies.

Butitwarnedgrowthprospects"remainedvulnerable"totheimpactofthewithdrawalofeconomicstimulusmeasuresintheUS.

TheUSFederalReservehasalreadybeguntowinddownitsmonthlybond-buyingprogramme,previouslysetat$85bn(£52bn)amonth.

'Crisisrisks'

Thereisconcernthiscouldpushupglobalinterestrates,whichcouldaffecttheflowofmoneyinandoutofdevelopingcountriesandleadtomorevolatileinternationalfinancialmarkets.

TheWorldBankwarnedthatsomedevelopingcountries"couldfacecrisisrisks"iftheunwindingofstimulusmeasureswasaccompaniedbymarketvolatility.

"Growthappearstobestrengtheninginbothhigh-incomeanddevelopingcountries,butdownsideriskscontinuetothreatentheglobaleconomicrecovery,"saidWorldBankgrouppresidentJimYongKim.

"Theperformanceofadvancedeconomiesisgainingmomentum,andthisshouldsupportstrongergrowthindevelopingcountriesinthemonthsahead.Still,toacceleratepovertyreduction,developingnationswillneedtoadoptstructuralreformsthatpromotejobcreation,strengthenfinancialsystems,andshoreupsocialsafetynets."

ThebankforecaststhatglobalGDPwillgrowby3.2%thisyear,upfrom2.4%in2013,withmuchofthepick-upcomingfromdevelopedeconomies.

Developingnationswillgrowby5.3%thisyear,upfrom4.8%in2013.

InaninterviewwithBBCeconomicscorrespondentAndrewWalker,WorldBankeconomistAndrewBurnsacknowledgedthatBrazil,Turkey,IndiaandIndonesiawereamongthecountriesthatcouldbevulnerabletotheimpactofUSstimuluswithdrawal.

HoweverhealsonotedthatthefirstconcretestepstakenbytheFederalReservetocutbackitsprogrammeofbuyingfinancialassetslastmonthdidnotseverelydisturbthemarkets.