PARIS: US political clouds coupled with wider climate and digital transformations point to an unhappy 2020 for the world economy, even if a lurch back to crisis is deemed improbable by experts.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) last month said activity had been hobbled by weaker trade and investment in the past two years, as US President Donald Trump pursues his trade war with China.

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