The latest outbreak of the coronavirus will weigh on global economic growth this year as the effects of controlling the disease spill from China into the rest of the world, Goldman Sachs has forecast.
The US bank estimates a hit of 0.1 to 0.2 percentage points to growth of global gross domestic product in 2020 under its baseline scenario, which assumes the rate of infections slows significantly in February and March thanks to an aggressive response from Chinese authorities.
Goldman said it now expects the world economy to expand by roughly 3.25 per cent this year, marking a slim pick-up from the 3.1 per cent rate recorded last year.
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