Covid-19 vaccines and stimulus plans will aid global growth, says OECD

Thinktank upgrades forecasts for world economy, with US expected to drive recoveryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe west’s leading economic thinktank has sharply upgraded its forecasts for global growth this year as a result of successful vaccine programmes and fresh stimulus packages to combat Covid-19.In an interim outlook, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said it expected the world economy to expand by 5.6% this y