2020 Asian economy forecast
IMF下调亚洲经济预期
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday revised down its 2020 forecast for the Asian economy to a contraction of 2.2 percent, calling it the worst outcome for this region in living memory.
国际货币基金组织（IMF）十月21日下调今年亚洲区经济预测至负增长2.2%，称这是有记忆以来亚太区面临的最糟糕的局面。
The latest forecast is a downgrade compared with the projection of a 1.6 percent contraction in June.
今年6月IMF曾预测今年亚洲经济萎缩1.6%，最新预测值较这一数字又有所下调。
Australia will see a contraction of 4.2 percent in 2020, and Japan's economy will shrink by 5.3 percent. South Korea will contract by 1.9 percent, while New Zealand is expected to see a sharp contraction of 6.1 percent.
IMF称，2020年澳大利亚经济将萎缩4.2%，日本经济将萎缩5.3%，韩国经济将萎缩1.9%，而新西兰经济预计将急剧缩短6.1%。
India's economy experienced a much sharper than expected contraction in the second quarter, and is expected to recover slowly in the coming quarters, according to the report, which projected India's economy to contract by 10.3 percent this year.
报告称，印度经济在第二季度的缩短幅度比预期紧急得多，有望在将来几个季度缓慢复苏，预计今年印度经济将萎缩10.3%。
China, which suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic's blow earlier than other countries, has seen a strong recovery after the first quarter lockdown, with growth revised up to 1.9 percent this year, a rare positive figure in a sea of negatives, an IMF official noted.
国际货币基金组织官员指出，与其他国家相比，中国更早遭受新冠肺炎病毒疫情的打击，在历程了首季的封锁期后，中国经济出现强劲复苏，IMF将今年中国经济预期值上调为正增长1.9%，这是在海量负增长中出现的罕见的正增长。
The IMF expects the region to grow by 6.9 percent in 2021.
国际货币基金组织预计，2021年亚洲区经济将增长6.9%。
