IMF下调2022年全球经济增长预期

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected the global economy to grow by 4.4% in 2022, down by 0.5 percentage points from October's forecast, according to a newly released update to its World Economic Outlook report.

国际货币基金组织(IMF)1月25日公布最新的《世界经济展望》，预计2022年全球经济将增长4.4%，较去年10月份预测值下调0.5个百分点。

Growth will slow as economies grapple with supply disruptions, higher inflation, record debt and persistent uncertainty, First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said at a virtual press briefing. "The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has led to renewed mobility restrictions in many countries and increased labor shortages," said Gopinath, who was previously IMF's chief economist.
IMF第一副总裁、前首席经济学家吉塔•戈皮纳特在视频新闻发布会上表示，2022年全球经济面临供应链中断、通货膨胀高企、债务创新高、持续的不确定性等多重不利因素，因此增长将放缓。戈皮纳特表示，变异新冠病毒奥密克戎毒株快速传播导致多国重新出台限制人员流动措施，加剧了劳动力短缺现象。

She added that while Omicron will weigh on activity in the first quarter of 2022, this effect will fade starting in the second quarter.
她表示，虽然奥密克戎毒株将在2022年第一季度拖累经济活动，但这种影响将从第二季度开始减弱。