Deputy Director of research at IMF on lower prospected growth The Deputy Director in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferreti, says that the prospected growth in 2019 is now lower than a few months ago due to uncertainty because of "Brexit" in the UK, "protest movements and work stoppages" in France and the "trade tensions and imposition of tariffs" in China among other reasons. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of Gian Maria Milesi-Ferreti in Davos