New Covid-19 variants prompt IMF to slash China, emerging Asia economic growth outlook

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for China this year because of the patchy recovery from new coronavirus variants, as Beijing focuses on reducing debt and public investment.The Washington-based organisation trimmed China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate to 8.1 per cent, down from April’s projection of 8.4 per cent. But the country’s growth forecast for next year edged up 0.1 percentage points from April to 5.7 per cent.The IMF also…

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