Asia Pacific regional economic outlook
Growth in Asia, hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, is forecast to be zero in 2020. Prospects for 2021 are uncertain, though strong growth is expected. Changyong Rhee, director of the International Monetary Fund’s Asia and Pacific department, joins Mark Sobel, US chairman of OMFIF, to discuss the impact of coronavirus on the region, actions taken by policy-makers, and the post-pandemic outlook for Asia Pacific.
Listen to the discussion here: