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Partial recovery in oil prices ideal for world economy

The recent pick-up in oil prices has the potential to develop into a “Goldilocks” scenario: prices high enough to keep most oil producers in business, but low enough to provide a substantial boost to global economic activity. Consistent with this scenario, our central forecast is that the price of a barrel of Brent will continue to recover to $60 this year and to $70 over the medium term.

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