国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Global economy likely to grow 2.5 pct in 2020, if risks kept at bay: UN
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flare">flare</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="derail">derail</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Situation">Situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prospects">Prospects</span> (<span word="WESP">WESP</span>) 2020, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downside">downside</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>, <span word="global">global</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> 1.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> "<span word="may">may</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="setbacks">setbacks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span>," <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eradicate">eradicate</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="inequalities">inequalities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deepening">deepening</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fueling">fueling</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p><span word="Impacted">Impacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>," <span word="slipping">slipping</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="uptick">uptick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bay">bay</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="EAST">EAST</span> <span word="ASIA">ASIA</span> <span word="LEADS">LEADS</span> <span word="GROWTH">GROWTH</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lend">lend</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waning">waning</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span>, <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="to">to</span> 1.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>," <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="to">to</span> 1.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020.</p>
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