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Domestic demand to boost Bolivia’s economic rebound

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BOLIVIA

Public investment halved in comparison with 2019 while on the supply side, mining, manufacturing and construction posted major slumps. All sectors contributed to the overall…

Dominican Republic economic recovery to gain momentum

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Construction, free trade zones, local manufacturing, transport and mining posted the largest rebounds. Tourism, still struggling due to international travel restrictions and…

China’s push for growth will put safety second

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CHINA

Workplace accidents in China.

Recovery will be slow after Peru's sharp contraction

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PERU

A second wave of the pandemic is currently under way and will prolong these impacts, delaying recovery this year. The slow roll-out of available vaccines will further extend the…

Prospects for the global economy in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Europe and the United States may slip back into recession in the northern hemisphere winter. If vaccination succeeds, the advanced economies will recover robustly from mid-2021…

Virus will stymie Seoul's economic recovery hopes

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SOUTH KOREA

The economic outlook for South Korea in 2020.

New IGR will add to concerns about labour productivity

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AUSTRALIA

The Labor government brought forward this IGR, which appears only two years after the 2021 edition rather than the usual five, suggesting that its multi-decade perspective would…

Economic plans may not stir South African government

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SOUTH AFRICA

Amid a surge of COVID-19 infections, however, the government appears focused on the health rather than the economic aspects of the crisis.

Virus second wave will derail Greek budget forecasts

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GREECE

The official baseline is for an 8.2% GDP contraction in 2020, and a 7.5% rebound in 2021. It took into account moderate restrictions on movement in winter 2020/21, but the…

Virus will have wide effects on US industry

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UNITED STATES

Trump on March 16 ordered social distancing and many businesses’ closure for 15 days, to slow COVID-19’s spread and avoid overwhelming hospitals. Transport, tourism, leisure…