Artikel

Global economy: Slow recovery following deep recession

The coronavirus pandemic caused a global market crash in the first half of 2020. Following a massive slump of around four percent in the first quarter, global GDP decreased in the second by five percent. Lower rates of new infections, together with far-reaching monetary and fiscal policy measures to dampen the economic impact of the pandemic, ensure that production and the trust of consumers and firms will slowly return. Notably, China's quick economic recovery is inspiring hope. As long as the rate of new infections does not con- tinue to rise, global production in the third quarter is likely to increase markedly. DIW Berlin calculates that global produc- tion will shrink by 4.0 percent in 2020. During the forecast period, the global economy is likely to grow at quite strong rates of 5.8 percent in 2021 and 4.0 percent in 2022. However, risks still exist: if infection rates grow substantially again, a sig- nificant increase in insolvencies, combined with a rise in loan defaults, could destabilize the financial markets and ultimately threaten the solvency of some states.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: DIW Weekly Report ; ISSN: 2568-7697 ; Volume: 10 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 37 ; Pages: 390-392 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Classification
Wirtschaft
Business Fluctuations; Cycles
General Outlook and Conditions
Global Outlook
Subject
business cycle forecast
ecoomic outlook

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Michelsen, Claus
Baldi, Guido
Dany-Knedlik, Geraldine
Engerer, Hella
Gebauer, Stefan
Kholodilin, Konstantin
Pasch, Sandra
Rieth, Malte
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2020

DOI
doi:10.18723/diw_dwr:2020-37-2
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  • Artikel

Associated

  • Michelsen, Claus
  • Baldi, Guido
  • Dany-Knedlik, Geraldine
  • Engerer, Hella
  • Gebauer, Stefan
  • Kholodilin, Konstantin
  • Pasch, Sandra
  • Rieth, Malte
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Time of origin

  • 2020

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