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But with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to spread, many countries have slowed reopening and some are reinstating partial lockdowns to protect susceptible populations.", "sections": [ { "heading": "Main findings and current situation", "content": "- The global economy is climbing out from the depths to which it had plummeted during the Great Lockdown in April.\n- With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to spread, many countries have slowed reopening and some are reinstating partial lockdowns to protect susceptible populations.\n- While recovery in China has been faster than expected, the global economy’s long ascent back to pre-pandemic levels of activity remains prone to setbacks.\n- The months after the release of the June 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update have offered a glimpse of how difficult rekindling economic activity will be while the pandemic surges.\n- During May and June, as many economies tentatively reopened from the Great Lockdown, the global economy started to climb from the depths to which it had plunged in April.\n- But with the pandemic spreading and accelerating in places, many countries slowed reopening, and some are reinstating partial lockdowns.\n- The swift recovery in China has surprised on the upside, but the global economy’s long ascent back to pre-pandemic levels of activity remains prone to setbacks." }, { "heading": "Content structure of the publication", "content": "- Title: World Economic Outlook, October 2020: A Long and Difficult Ascent\n- Date: October 2020\n- Main components listed on the landing page:\n - Full Report and Executive Summary\n - Chapter 1: Global Prospects and Policies\n - Chapter 2: Dissecting the Economic Effects\n - Chapter 3: Mitigating Climate Change\n - Statistical Appendix\n - Growth Projections Table\n - Videos\n - Chapter 1 supplemental items: Data, Blog, Online Annex" }, { "heading": "Related commentary and online material referenced", "content": "- Blog by Gita Gopinath: A Long, Uneven and Uncertain Ascent\n- COVID’s Impact in Real Time: Finding Balance Amid the Crisis\n- Blog: Finding the Right Policy Mix to Safeguard our Climate" }, { "heading": "User actions and site features (as presented)", "content": "- Email notification sign-up: Sign up to receive free e-mail notices when new series and/or country items are posted on the IMF website.\n- Modify your profile\n\nSource: World Economic Outlook, October 2020: A Long and Difficult Ascent (October 2020) — landing page overview content.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- October 2020 World Economic Outlook: Annex Chapter 1\n - October 2020 World Economic Outlook: Annex Chapter 1 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n - October 2020 World Economic Outlook: Annex Chapter 1 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- World Economic Outlook, October 2020 - Chapter 2 Online Annex\n - World Economic Outlook, October 2020 - Chapter 2 Online Annex (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" 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