en-us	Pandemic a 'perfect storm' for South Asia, World Bank says
zh-cn	世界银行称，流感大流行对南亚来说是一场“完美风暴”

en-us	South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle against poverty at risk, because of coronavirus, the World Bank said Sunday.
zh-cn	世界银行周日表示，由于冠状病毒的影响，南亚的经济表现将是40年来最糟糕的，几十年来在与贫困的斗争中取得的进展处于危险之中。

en-us	India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other smaller nations, which have 1.8 billion people and some of the planet's most densely populated cities, have so far reported relatively few coronavirus cases but experts fear they could be the next hotspots.
zh-cn	印度、孟加拉国、巴基斯坦、阿富汗和其他小国拥有18亿人口，还有一些地球上人口最稠密的城市，到目前为止报告的冠状病毒病例相对较少，但专家担心这些国家可能成为下一个热点。

en-us	The dire economic effects are already much in evidence, with widespread lockdowns freezing most normal activity, Western factory orders cancelled and vast numbers of poor workers suddenly jobless.
zh-cn	可怕的经济影响已经非常明显，大范围的停工冻结了大部分正常活动，西方工厂订单取消，大量贫困工人突然失业。

en-us	"South Asia finds itself in a perfect storm of adverse effects. Tourism has dried up, supply chains have been disrupted, demand for garments has collapsed and consumer and investor sentiments have deteriorated," said a World Bank report.
zh-cn	世界银行(World Bank)的一份报告称：“南亚发现自己陷入了一场负面影响的完美风暴。旅游业枯竭，供应链中断，服装需求崩溃，消费者和投资者情绪恶化。”

en-us	It slashed its growth forecast for the region this year to 1.8-2.8 percent from its pre-pandemic projection of 6.3 percent, with at least half the countries falling into "deep recession".
zh-cn	它将该地区今年的增长预测从大流行前的6.3%大幅下调至1.8-2.8%，至少有一半的国家陷入“深度衰退”。

en-us	Worst hit will be the Maldives where the collapse of tourism will result in gross domestic output contracting by as much as 13 percent, while Afghanistan could shrink by as much as 5.9 percent and Pakistan by up to 2.2 percent.
zh-cn	受影响最严重的将是马尔代夫，那里的旅游业崩溃将导致国内生产总值(GDP)收缩高达13%，而阿富汗可能收缩5.9%，巴基斯坦可能收缩2.2%。

en-us	Regional heavyweight India, where the fiscal year began on April 1, will see growth of just 1.5-2.8 percent in its current financial year, down from an expected 4.8-5.0 percent for the year just ended, the bank predicted.
zh-cn	世行预测，4月1日财年开始的地区重量级印度本财年的增长率将仅为1.5-2.8%，低于刚刚结束的财年预期的4.8-5.0%。

en-us	The report also warned that the pandemic will reinforce inequality in the region, with the pandemic hitting informal workers with limited or no access to healthcare or social safety the hardest.
zh-cn	报告还警告说，大流行将加剧该地区的不平等，大流行对获得医疗保健或社会安全的机会有限或无法获得的非正式工人的打击最大。

en-us	In India for instance, the world's biggest lockdown has prompted hundreds of thousands of migrant workers to return to their home villages, many on foot.
zh-cn	例如，在印度，世界上最大的封锁促使数十万农民工返回家乡，其中许多人步行返回。

en-us	Governments need to "ramp up action to curb the health emergency, protect their people, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, and set the stage now for fast economic recovery," the World Bank said.
zh-cn	世界银行说，各国政府需要“加紧行动，遏制卫生紧急情况，保护他们的人民，特别是最贫穷和最脆弱的人，现在就为经济快速复苏铺平道路”。

en-us	In the short term this means preparing weak healthcare systems, providing safety nets and securing access to food, medical supplies and necessities for the most vulnerable, it advised.
zh-cn	它建议，在短期内，这意味着准备薄弱的医疗体系，提供安全网，并确保最脆弱的人获得食品、医疗用品和必需品。

en-us	It recommended temporary work programmes for migrant workers, debt relief for business and individuals and cutting red tape on imports and exports of essential goods.
zh-cn	它建议为移民工人制定临时工作计划，为企业和个人减免债务，并减少必需品进出口的繁文缛节。

en-us	And once the crisis is over, governments need urgently to pursue "innovative policies" and jumpstart economies.
zh-cn	一旦危机过去，各国政府迫切需要推行“创新政策”，重振经济。

en-us	"Failure to do so can lead to long-term growth disruptions and reverse hard-won progress in reducing poverty," the bank's Hartwig Schafer said.
zh-cn	世行的Hartwig Schafer说：“如果不能做到这一点，可能会导致长期的增长中断，并逆转来之不易的减贫进展。”

en-us	The World Bank is taking "broad, fast action", deploying up to $160 billion in financial support over the next 15 months to help countries protect the poor and vulnerable, support businesses, and bolster economic recovery.
zh-cn	世界银行正在采取“广泛、快速的行动”，在未来15个月内部署高达1600亿美元的财政支持，帮助各国保护穷人和弱势群体，支持企业，促进经济复苏。