
IMF upgrades global growth forecast
IMF预测全球经济增长6%
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday projected that the global economy will grow by 6 percent in 2021, 0.5 percentage point above the January forecast, according to the latest World Economic Outlook.
当地时间4月6日,国际货币基金组织(IMF)在新一期《世界经济展望》报告中预测,2021年预计全球经济将增长6%,高于今年1月份预测的5.5%。
Among emerging markets and developing economies, China is projected to grow by 8.4 percent this year, 0.3 percentage point above the January forecast, according to the report.
其中,在新兴市场和发展中经济体中,中国经济预测增长8.4%,比1月份的预测提高了0.3个百分点。
The newly-released report projected the global economy to expand 4.4 percent in 2022, 0.2 percentage point above its January forecast.
这份最新发布的报告预测称,2022年全球经济将增长4.4%,比1月份的预测提高了0.2个百分点。
In 2020, the global economy saw an estimated historic contraction of 3.3 percent, according to the IMF.
IMF估计,2020年全球经济收缩3.3%,创下纪录。
The World Economic Outlook report also noted that uneven recoveries are occurring within countries as young and lower-skilled workers "remain more heavily affected," and women have suffered more, especially in emerging market and developing economies.
报告还指出,各国经济复苏不平衡,年轻和低技能工人"受到的影响更严重",妇女遭受的损失也更大,尤其是在新兴市场和发展中经济体。