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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2021 [United Nations, 11 May 2021 - Press Release: العربية, English, Français, русский] - COVID-19 pandemic pushed estimated 114.4 million people into extreme poverty

Title:
World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2021 
 
Published:
United Nations (Press Release), 11 May 2021    
 
This press release is also available in PDF format: العربية, English, Français, русский
 
From the press release:
Economic recovery under threat amid surging COVID cases and lagging vaccination in poorer countries Widening inequality casts a shadow over projected 5.4% global growth in 2021.
 
The full report:
 
From the full report's Summary:
"Robust growth in the United States and China has improved prospects for a global recovery, but this will unlikely be sufficient to lift the rest of the world's economies. The economic outlook for the countries in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean remains fragile and uncertain."