Africa: Global Economic Growth to Mask Widening Inequality in 2021, UN Says

New York — The world's economy is expected to reach 5.4% this year, reversing 2020's contraction of 3.6%

The world economy will fare better this year than previous projections indicated, but a slow roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in many developing countries will hamper their economic recoveries, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

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