Global economy may shrink by almost 1% in 2020: UN-DESA

  • The United Nations (UN)Department of Economic and Social Affairs(DESA) World Economic Forecasting Model estimates that the global economy could shrink by 1% in 2020 due to the corona virus pandemic from an earlier forecast of 2.5%.
  • The UN has also warned if the restrictions on economic activities are extended without adequate fiscal responses, the decline could be even deeper.
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