Africa: New Report Says Migrant Arrivals in Europe Good for Global Economy

At a time when the world economy is struggling to fully recover from the effects of the 2008 financial crisis, economic growth could do with a booster and African and Asian refugees and migrant arrivals in Europe could be the unlikely solution.

The rather ironical proposal is contained in the 2015/2016 Global Monitoring Report, a joint effort of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that was released yesterday in the Peruvian capital Lima which is hosting the two institutions' annual meetings for 2015.

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