World economy faces pressures similar to 1920s, warns Christine Lagarde
ECB president highlights parallels between two eras but says modern central bankers have tools to manage structural change
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Some revealing comments on the state of the global economy
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said the world economy faced pressures similar to those of the 1920s.