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Citing Russia’s war, IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6%

FILE - The logo of the International Monetary Fund is visible on their building, April 5, 2021, in Washington. The International Monetary Fund downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming the Ukraine war for disrupting global commerce, pushing up oil prices, threatening food supplies and increasing uncertainty already heightened by COVID-19 and its variants.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) IMF police officers stand outside of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building, during the first day of the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Delegates arrive at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building, during the first day of the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) A delegate talks in the phone outside of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building, during the first day of the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Congolese Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi has his picture taken outside of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building, during the first day of the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) People walk outside of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building, during the first day of the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) A person walks outside of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building, during the first day of the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)