OECD cuts Britain's growth forecast to just 1.9%
7th Sep 2005, 06:33 GMT
BRITAIN's economy will slow sharply to just 1.9 per cent this year, the OECD forecast yesterday, as new figures showed weakening activity in the crucial services sector and manufacturing struggling out of technical recession....
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