国际英语资讯:IMF warns of downside risks for Asian economy amid trade tensions
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 18-- <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5.0 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="and">and</span> 5.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="projection">projection</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="skewed">skewed</span> <span word="downward">downward</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Monetary">Monetary</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> (<span word="IMF">IMF</span>) <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowest">slowest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>," <span word="Changyong">Changyong</span> <span word="Rhee">Rhee</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="synchronized">synchronized</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="Rhee">Rhee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="unsurprising">unsurprising</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="and">and</span> 2020," <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Ostry">Ostry</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Ostry">Ostry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="these">these</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="moderately">moderately</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="and">and</span> 5.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="released">released</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Outlook">Outlook</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>," <span word="Rhee">Rhee</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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