Resurgence may have limited impact on economy
3 years, 4 months ago

Resurgence may have limited impact on economy

China Daily  

A medical worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine for a student at a vaccination site in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 6, 2021. While uncertainty remains, we think the impact of the new COVID-19 infections on China's economy is likely to be limited, because more than 18 provinces have swiftly re-implemented stringent prevention and control measures to contain the spread of the Delta variant; and the vaccination rate in the country has gained additional pace since April. Our study suggests that in case of a mild new outbreak, which is combated with effective containment measures, and only a short period of lockdown－such as in the third quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021－the negative impact is likely to be 1.2-1.7 percent of quarterly GDP, or 0.3-0.4 percent of annual GDP. In case of a mild outbreak, additional policy stimulus needed to achieve 6 percent annual GDP growth should be no more than 0.3 percent of annual GDP, according to our estimate. If the impact of a COVID-19 resurgence is as severe as that in the first quarter of 2020－when face-to-face activity and cross-regional travel largely came to a halt for almost two months in February-March－the negative impact could amount to about 12 percent of quarterly GDP, or 3 percent of annual GDP, and additional policy stimulus needed to achieve 6 percent annual growth would increase to about 3.5 percent of annual GDP.

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China Covid toll concern for world given size of its GDP, economy: US State dep
2 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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3 years ago

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India Today  

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Firstpost  

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Associated Press  

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CNN  

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Resurgence may have limited impact on economy
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China Daily  

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China growth forecasts slashed as Delta variant spreads across the country
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China growth forecasts slashed as Delta variant spreads across the country

CNN  

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Uneven COVID-19 vaccine distribution may hamper economic recovery in developing nations: IMF
3 years, 5 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Need to Raise Vaccination Pace to Lower Chances of Another Covid Wave: CEA
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Coronavirus | Finance Ministry not for lockdown

The Hindu  

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The engine of the US economy, consumer spending, sputters again
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Al Jazeera  

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CNN  

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NPR  

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CNN  

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CNN  

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China Daily  

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4 years, 1 month ago

Economic impact of coronavirus will hit next year, experts say

Dutch News  

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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News 18  

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Firstpost  

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4 years, 7 months ago

Economic hit from coronavirus will be limited, NDRC head says

China Daily  

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4 years, 7 months ago

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Firstpost  

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US GDP drops 4.8% as coronavirus impact hits hard: Live updates
4 years, 8 months ago

US GDP drops 4.8% as coronavirus impact hits hard: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Economy suffers 'unprecedented collapse' due to COVID-19, says survey
4 years, 8 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Coronavirus: Chinese economy shrinks for the first time since 1976
4 years, 8 months ago

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Op India  

The scourge of Wuhan Coronavirus has brought the remarkable growth-run of the Chinese economy to an end as China reported the contraction of its economy for the first time since the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976. Ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak, China’s economy shrank by 6.8 per cent in the first three months of 2020. As the world’s …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Analysts flag economic growth concerns post-lockdown extension
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Analysts flag economic growth concerns post-lockdown extension

Firstpost  

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Coronavirus | IMF projects 1.9% growth for India in 2020
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | IMF projects 1.9% growth for India in 2020

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a “severe” effect on the world economy and is expected to cause a -3% change in global output in 2020, “much worse” than the 2008-09 financial crises, as per the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook. Assuming that the pandemic fades in the second half of this year, with containment efforts gradually easing up, the …

Covid-19: Economic opportunities and challenges | Opinion
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: Economic opportunities and challenges | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan urges govt to invite experts to deal with economic impact of pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan urges govt to invite experts to deal with economic impact of pandemic

Firstpost  

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Coronavirus Outbreak: GDP likely contract by 4.5% in Apr-Jun quarter; will grow by just 2% in 2020-21, says ICRA
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: GDP likely contract by 4.5% in Apr-Jun quarter; will grow by just 2% in 2020-21, says ICRA

Firstpost  

Despite the Reserve Bank of India’s massive actions to spur the economy, India’s gross domestic product is likely to contract by 4.5 percent in the April-June 2020 quarter and will rise by only 2 percent in 2020-21 on the coronavirus impact, according to domestic rating agency ICRA Mumbai: Despite the Reserve Bank of India’s massive actions to spur the economy, …

The economic impact of coronavirus and the response so far, in nine charts
4 years, 9 months ago

The economic impact of coronavirus and the response so far, in nine charts

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Poor cash flows, rising leverage, and stretched valuations of firms had analysts worried about an impending global recession since last year. The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus across the world threatens to morph into a global recession now even as governments and central banks scramble to limit the shock. For India, as for most other countries, the …

Economic paralysis: Coronavirus slams brakes on China economy
4 years, 9 months ago

Economic paralysis: Coronavirus slams brakes on China economy

Al Jazeera  

Everyone knew the coronavirus outbreak was hurting China’s economy. Urban investment and retail sales also fell sharply for the first time on record, reinforcing views that the epidemic may have cut China’s economic growth in half in the first quarter. Industrial output fell by a much worse-than-expected 13.5 percent in January-February from the same period a year earlier, the weakest …

The coronavirus will slam the brakes on California’s economic growth, study says
4 years, 9 months ago

The coronavirus will slam the brakes on California’s economic growth, study says

LA Times  

California’s economic growth will slow this year as unemployment rises and job creation weakens as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a UCLA forecast released Thursday. “Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic we were optimistic about the California economy,” wrote Jerry Nickelsburg, director of the Anderson School of Management forecast, noting that unemployment in December stood …

Coronavirus outbreak could cost global economy up to $2 trillion, cause recession in some countries, says UNCTAD
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak could cost global economy up to $2 trillion, cause recession in some countries, says UNCTAD

Firstpost  

The coronavirus outbreak could cost the global economy up to $2 trillion this year, the UNCTAsaid, warning that shock from the epidemic will cause a recession in some countries and depress global annual growth to below 2.5 percent United Nations: The coronavirus outbreak could cost the global economy up to $2 trillion this year, the UN’s trade and development agency …

Two economic scenarios for the impact of coronavirus on the US (opinion)
4 years, 10 months ago

Two economic scenarios for the impact of coronavirus on the US (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Gad Levanon is a vice president at The Conference Board, where he heads the Labor Markets Institute. Then, starting in May or June, if the virus-related fear subsides, the US economy could enjoy a bounce-back, as consumers resume their typical spending behavior and businesses fix their supply chains and resume production at normal capacity. If consumers and businesses …

COVID-19 could cut global growth by 0.1% to 0.4%, says ADB
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 could cut global growth by 0.1% to 0.4%, says ADB

The Hindu  

The Asian Development Bank said on Friday the COVID-19 outbreak is set to trim economic growth in developing Asia and around the world this year. The outbreak could slash global gross domestic product by 0.1 to 0.4%, with financial losses forecast to reach between $77 billion and $347 billion, the Manila-based lender said. The ADB said the COVID-19 outbreak could …

Coronavirus could put an end to Dutch economy's higher-than-expected growth
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus could put an end to Dutch economy's higher-than-expected growth

NL Times  

The Dutch economy is expected to grow by 1.4 percent this year and 1.6 percent next year, according to the latest estimations by central planning office CPB. The CPB warned that the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy are still very uncertain, but the virus will negatively impact economic growth if it is not quickly gotten under control. …

Coronavirus effect on world economy grows more alarming
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus effect on world economy grows more alarming

India Today  

Concerns about the coronavirus outbreak's threat to the world economy grew Saturday, even after President Donald Trump denounced criticism of his response to the threat as a "hoax" cooked up by his political enemies. Trump accused Democrats of "politicizing" the coronavirus threat and boasted about preventive steps he's ordered in an attempt to keep the virus from spreading across the …

Coronavirus poses risks to fragile recovery in global economy, says IMF
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus poses risks to fragile recovery in global economy, says IMF

India Today  

The coronavirus epidemic has already disrupted economic growth in China and a further spread to other countries could derail a highly fragile projected recovery in the global economy in 2020, the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the outbreak was a stark reminder of how unforeseen events could threaten a fragile recovery, and urged …

COVID-19 outbreak to hit global growth but will have limited impact on India: RBI Governor
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 outbreak to hit global growth but will have limited impact on India: RBI Governor

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 outbreak will have a limited impact on India, but global GDP and trade will definitely be affected due to the large size of the Chinese economy, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has said. “Hence, the virus outbreak will definitely have an impact on global GDP and global trade,” he said, adding that every major economy today will have to …

Coronavirus poses risks to global economy’s fragile recovery: IMF
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus poses risks to global economy’s fragile recovery: IMF

Al Jazeera  

IMF says global economic recovery will be shallow and could be derailed by a further spread of the coronavirus. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the outbreak was a stark reminder of how unforeseen events could threaten a fragile recovery and urged G20 policymakers to work to reduce other uncertainties linked to trade, climate change, and inequality. Even in the …

Coronavirus: IMF chief sees ’mild’ virus impact on global economy
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: IMF chief sees ’mild’ virus impact on global economy

Live Mint  

It is too early to tell the economic toll from the virus outbreak in China, but the hit to global growth should be "mild," International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said Wednesday. The IMF is expecting a "V-shaped impact," with a sharp decline in activity in China followed by a sharp recovery, meaning there likely will only be a "mild …

Coronavirus to have larger impact on global economy than SARS: IHS Markit
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus to have larger impact on global economy than SARS: IHS Markit

The Hindu  

The outbreak of coronavirus will have a larger negative effect on the global economy than the SARS outbreak in 2003, as any slowdown in Chinese economy would send not ripples but waves across the globe, IHS Markit said on Friday. At the time of SARS, China was the sixth largest economy, accounting for only 4.2% of world GDP,” IHS said …

Coronavirus hasn’t devastated the global economy yet – but it could if it’s not contained soon
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus hasn’t devastated the global economy yet – but it could if it’s not contained soon

The Independent  

How grave is the likely impact of coronavirus on the world economy? The loss in Hong Kong was equivalent to 2.6 per cent of GDP; in the rest of China a little over 1 per cent. In 2003, its GDP was some $1.6 trillion, a bit bigger than Italy but smaller than France or the UK, accounting for about 3 …

Coronavirus may drag China econ growth below 5%- gov’t economist
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus may drag China econ growth below 5%- gov’t economist

Al Jazeera  

A Chinese government economist warns negative economic fallout of coronavirus could be greater than SARS. China‘s economic growth may drop to 5 percent – or even lower – due to the coronavirus outbreak, possibly pushing policymakers to introduce more stimulus measures, a government economist has said. The fast-spreading outbreak, which has killed more than 130 people and infected almost 6,000 …

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