China’s economic growth to be 2 per cent in 2020 but coronavirus to keep Asia’s growth at lowest since 1967, World Bank warns

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to the slowest growth in more than 50 years in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, while up to 38 million people are set to be pushed back into poverty, the World Bank said in an economic update on Monday.The World Bank said the East Asia and the Pacific region this year is projected to grow by only 0.9 per cent, the lowest rate since 1967Growth in China is expected to come in at 2 per cent this year, boosted by government spending, strong…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3103440/chinas-economic-growth-be-2-cent-2020-coronavirus-keep-asias