Global growth is projected at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a more negative impact on activity ...

Although recent vaccine approvals have raised hopes of a turnaround in the pandemic later this year, renewed waves and new variants of the virus pose concerns for the outlook. Amid exceptional ...

Taiwan does not want China's 'one country, two systems', president says Taiwan does not want China's "one country, two systems" and must uphold its freedom and democracy, and resolve to defend itself, ...