<i>Against the backdrop of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the world economy in 2020 is projected to shrink by 3.2 per cent, racking up some $8.5 trillion in overall losses – wiping out nearly four years of output gains, according to a mid-year economic analysis by the United Nations.</i>[0]<p>[0]-<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064032" rel="nofollow">https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064032</a>