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G20: GDP growth across the G20 slowed to 0.7% in Q2 2019, compared with 0.8% in

Q1, according to provisional estimates, the OECD said Thursday. GDP contracted

in the UK and Germany (by 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively, in Q2, compared with

increases of 0.5% and 0.4% in Q1). GDP growth also slowed in Turkey (to 1.2%,

from 1.6%), India (to 1.0%, from 1.3%), the US (to 0.5%, from 0.8%), Japan (to

0.3%, from 0.5%), Italy (to 0.0%, from 0.1%), and the EU (to 0.2%, from 0.5%).

GDP growth was stable in Australia, France and the Russian Federation (at 0.5%,

0.3% and 0.2%, respectively), the OECD said.