IMF下調亞洲經濟預期大綱

2020 Asian economy forecast
IMF下調亞洲經濟預期

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday revised down its 2020 forecast for the Asian economy to a contraction of 2.2 percent, calling it "the worst outcome for this region in living memory."
國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）10月21日下調今年亞洲區經濟預測至負增長2.2%，稱“這是有記憶以來亞太區面臨的最糟糕的局面”。

The latest forecast is a downgrade compared with the projection of a 1.6 percent contraction in June.
今年6月IMF曾預測今年亞洲經濟萎縮1.6%，最新預測值較這一數字又有所下調。

Australia will see a contraction of 4.2 percent in 2020, and Japan's economy will shrink by 5.3 percent. South Korea will contract by 1.9 percent, while New Zealand is expected to see a sharp contraction of 6.1 percent.
IMF稱，2020年澳大利亞經濟將萎縮4.2%，日本經濟將萎縮5.3%，韓國經濟將萎縮1.9%，而新西蘭經濟預計將急劇收縮6.1%。

India's economy experienced a much sharper than expected contraction in the second quarter, and is expected to recover slowly in the coming quarters, according to the report, which projected India's economy to contract by 10.3 percent this year.
報告稱，印度經濟在第二季度的收縮幅度比預期嚴重得多，有望在未來幾個季度緩慢復甦，預計今年印度經濟將萎縮10.3%。

China, which suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic's blow earlier than other countries, has seen a strong recovery after the first quarter lockdown, with growth revised up to 1.9 percent this year, "a rare positive figure in a sea of negatives," an IMF official noted.
國際貨幣基金組織官員指出，與其他國家相比，中國更早遭受新冠病毒疫情的打擊，在經歷了第一季度的封鎖期後，中國經濟出現強勁復甦，IMF將今年中國經濟預期值上調爲正增長1.9%，“這是在衆多負增長中出現的罕見的正增長”。

The IMF expects the region to grow by 6.9 percent in 2021.
國際貨幣基金組織預計，2021年亞洲區經濟將增長6.9%。