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Amidst global economic recession due to coronavirus, foreign investors have pulled out an estimated USD 26 billion from developing Asian economies. Foreign investors have pulled an estimated USD 26 billion out of developing Asian economies increasing concerns of a major economic recession in Asia, the latest report on global economic effects of COVID-19. In Europe, over 30 million people in Germany, France, the UK, Spain, and Italy have applied for state support, while first quarter 2020 data indicates that the eurozone economy contracted by 3.8 percent, the largest quarterly decline since the series started in 1995, it said. In the US, preliminary data indicated that the GDP fell by 4.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, the largest quarterly decline since the fourth quarter...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that India will be the fastest-growing major economy in 2018, with a growth rate of 7.4 percent that rises to 7.8 percent in 2019 with medium-term prospects remaining positive. The Report on Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook said that the country is recovering from demonetisation and introduction of GST Tax, and "the recovery is expected to be underpinned by a rebound from transitory shocks as well as robust private consumption." Meanwhile, in the broader perspective, IMF has estimated that Asian economies will remain strong within growth outlook but will be vulnerable to a sudden tightening in global financial conditions and a shift towards protectionist policies. In its regional economic outlook update, IMF has project...

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Foreign Investors pull out USD 26 billion from Asian economies

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