IMF下調2022年全球經濟增長預期

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected the global economy to grow by 4.4% in 2022, down by 0.5 percentage points from October's forecast, according to a newly released update to its World Economic Outlook report.

國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)1月25日公布最新的《世界經濟展望》，預計2022年全球經濟將增長4.4%，較去年10月份預測值下調0.5個百分點。

Growth will slow as economies grapple with supply disruptions, higher inflation, record debt and persistent uncertainty, First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said at a virtual press briefing. "The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has led to renewed mobility restrictions in many countries and increased labor shortages," said Gopinath, who was previously IMF's chief economist.
IMF第一副總裁、前首席經濟學家吉塔•戈皮納特在視頻新聞發(fā)布會上表示，2022年全球經濟面臨供應鏈中斷、通貨膨脹高企、債務創(chuàng)新高、持續(xù)的不確定性等多重不利因素，因此增長將放緩。戈皮納特表示，變異新冠病毒奧密克戎毒株快速傳播導致多國重新出臺限制人員流動措施，加劇了勞動力短缺現(xiàn)象。

She added that while Omicron will weigh on activity in the first quarter of 2022, this effect will fade starting in the second quarter.
她表示，雖然奧密克戎毒株將在2022年第一季度拖累經濟活動，但這種影響將從第二季度開始減弱。