Will our little corner of Devon buck world trends?

Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have predicted that 2016 and beyond are expected to see low growth in the world economy:

http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/30/imf-chief-christine-lagarde-disappointing-global-growth-economy-2016

Yet EDDC STILL promotes ” high growth” as its template for our district.

Why?

What does Diviani know that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund don’t know?