IMF, 올해 세계성장률 -4.9%로…1.9%P 하향, 한국 성장률 -2.1% 전망<br /><br />The International Monetary Fund has slashed its economic forecast again,... citing the world's ongoing fight to combat the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />With no slowdown in the number of COVID-19 infections worldwide,... the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday released it revised outlook on global economic growth.<br />The IMF lowered its outlook for the entire world,... from negative three-percent in April to negative four-point-nine percent in June.<br />It also downwardly revised its forecast for next year,... from five-point-8 percent growth,... to five-point-four percent.<br />Among the countries with the biggest downward revisions,... the U.S.,... which has the highest number of confirmed infections in the world,... and is still seeing tens of thousands of cases a day,... saw its June revision at negative 8-percent compared to the negative five-point-nine percent forecast made in April.<br />The IMF also predicts that the U.S.'s economy will grow 4-point-5 percent in 2021,... down point-two percent from April.<br />The IMF also issued a downward revision for South Korea,... predicting negative two-point-one percent growth for 2020,... while forecasting 3-percent growth in 2021,... down point-four percent from its earlier predictions.<br />The IMF says the COVID-19 pandemic had a more negative impact on activity in the first half of 2020 than anticipated,... adding the recovery is projected to be more gradual than previously forecast.<br />The Washington-based institution also explained that the latest downward revisions were due to social distancing measures likely remaining in place during the second half of the year.<br />It added that it expects nations still grappling with high infection rates to see a bigger dent in their economic activity with longer lockdowns in place.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
