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Global economic outlook H1 2021: the great rebound?
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Report summary
Covid-19 vaccination programmes are elevating expectations of a return to ‘normal’ for the global economy. Is 2021 to be the great rebound? After a sluggish start to the year, we expect economic growth to accelerate. Global GDP will expand 4.3% this year in our view, adding US$4 trillion to economic output. In this Insight, we assess the drivers of economic growth and look at the potential for the pandemic to have a lasting impact on the global economy.
Table of contents
- Can economies catch up?
- What will drive growth?
- Sovereign debt: sustainable does not mean optimal
- Pandemic footprint visible on global economy
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China: GDP increase by sectorLow-income jobs not fully recoveredCentral bank share of bond buyingDebt interest payments are manageableGDP level to double by 2050
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