A near-deserted street in Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic. Photo: TNS
A near-deserted street in Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic. Photo: TNS

Coronavirus: IMF again cuts 2020 China growth forecast as Covid-19 shakes the global economy

  • International Monetary Fund slashes its 2020 growth outlook for China to below 5.6 per cent
  • IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva cites the ‘sheer geographic spread’ of the coronavirus epidemic globally

A near-deserted street in Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic. Photo: TNS
A near-deserted street in Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic. Photo: TNS
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