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Covid-19 impact: APEC might clock 2.7% economic decline, to rebound in 2021

This will be the most significant fall since the near-zero growth rate logged in 2009 during the global financial crisis, according to the APEC Secretariat

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Last year, the 21-member region recorded economic growth of 3.6 per cent.

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2 min read Last Updated : Apr 27 2020 | 10:41 AM IST

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region is expected to post a 2.7 per cent economic decline in 2020 due to the impact of Covid-19.

This will be the most significant fall since the near-zero growth rate logged in 2009 during the global financial crisis, according to the APEC Secretariat.

Last year, the 21-member region recorded economic growth of 3.6 per cent.

The region's unemployment rate is projected to rise to 5.4 per cent in 2020 from 3.8 per cent in 2019, or an additional 23.5 million workers being unemployed in 2020, according to a report released by the APEC Secretariat.

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