Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, which believes the global economic recovery from the pandemic is “increasingly visible”. Photo: AFP Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, which believes the global economic recovery from the pandemic is “increasingly visible”. Photo: AFP
Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, which believes the global economic recovery from the pandemic is “increasingly visible”. Photo: AFP
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China GDP: economic recovery from coronavirus ‘increasingly visible’ as IMF lifts China, global outlook

  • China’s economy is now estimated to grow by 8.4 per cent in 2021, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an increase of 0.3 percentage points from January’s prediction
  • Global growth is estimated to be 6.0 per cent in 2021, although concerns remain over the recovery speed of different economies, global vaccination roll-outs and unresolved trade tensions

Topic |   China GDP
Frank Tang
Frank Tang in Beijing

Updated: 9:45am, 7 Apr, 2021

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Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, which believes the global economic recovery from the pandemic is “increasingly visible”. Photo: AFP Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, which believes the global economic recovery from the pandemic is “increasingly visible”. Photo: AFP
Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, which believes the global economic recovery from the pandemic is “increasingly visible”. Photo: AFP
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