en-us	South Asia Must Ramp Up COVID-19 Action to Protect People, Revive Economies
zh-cn	南亚必须加大新冠疫情应对行动力度保护人民重振经济

en-us	Coronavirus Worsens Inequality, Hitting Hard the Poor, Informal  Workers
zh-cn	新冠病毒加剧不平等，重创贫困人口和非正规工人

en-us	WASHINGTON, April 12, 2020 – 
zh-cn	2020年4月12日，华盛顿：

en-us	Amid the mounting human toll and global economic fallout triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, 
zh-cn	在新冠病毒大流行造成死亡人数及其对全球经济的负面影响日增的情况下，

en-us	South Asian governments must 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, 
zh-cn	南亚各国政府必须加大行动力度遏制卫生紧急状况，保护人民、尤其是最贫困最弱势群体，现在就为经济复苏奠定基础，

en-us	says the World Bank in its twice-a-year-regional update.
zh-cn	世界银行南亚经济半年报称。

en-us	Released today, the latest South Asia Economic Focus anticipates a sharp economic slump in each of the region's eight countries, caused by halting economic activity, collapsing trade, and greater stress in the financial and banking sectors.  
zh-cn	今天发布的最新一期《南亚经济聚焦》指出，由于经济活动停摆、贸易下滑、金融和银行部门压力增大，预计该地区8个经济体都将出现经济急剧滑坡。

en-us	In this fast-changing and uncertain context, the report presents a range forecast, estimating that regional growth will fall to a range between 1.8 and 2.8 percent in 2020, down from 6.3 percent projected six months ago. 
zh-cn	在这种快速变化和不确定的背景下，报告提出一个区间预测，预计该地区2020年增速将下滑到1.8%至2.8%区间，比6个月前6.3%的增长预测大幅下调。

en-us	That would be the region's worst performance in the last 40 years, with temporary contractions in all South Asian countries. 
zh-cn	这将是该地区40年来最糟糕的表现，所有南亚国家都将出现暂时性收缩。

en-us	In case of prolonged and broad national lockdowns, the report warns of a worst-case scenario in which the entire region would experience a negative growth rate this year.
zh-cn	报告警告说，在长时间和广泛的全国性封闭的情况下，在悲观情景下整个地区今年将会经历负增长。

en-us	This deteriorated forecast will linger in 2021, with growth projected to hover between 3.1 and 4.0 percent, down from the previous 6.7 percent estimate.
zh-cn	这一恶化预测的影响将持续到2021年，预计明年增长将徘徊在3.1%和4.0%之间，下调了早先预测的6.7%。

en-us	"The priority for all South Asian governments is to contain the virus spread and protect their people, especially the poorest who face considerably worse health and economic outcomes," said Hartwig Schafer, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region. 
zh-cn	世界银行南亚地区副行长哈特维希·谢弗说：“对于南亚各国政府来说，优先任务是遏制病毒扩散和保护人民，特别是面临更严重的健康与经济后果的最贫困群体。“

en-us	"The COVID-19 crisis is also an urgent call-to-action moment to pursue innovative policies and jumpstart South Asian economies once the crisis is over. 
zh-cn	”新冠肺炎危机也是一次紧急动员令，要求采取创新性政策，一旦危机结束即快速启动南亚经济。 

en-us	Failure to do so can lead to long-term growth disruptions and reverse hard-won progress in reducing poverty.”
zh-cn	如果做不到这些，就有可能影响长期增长，丧失来之不易的减贫成果。”

en-us	The impact of the pandemic will hit hard low-income people, especially informal workers in the hospitality, retail trade, and transport sectors who have limited or no access to healthcare or social safety nets. 
zh-cn	大流行的影响将重创低收入人群，尤其是在接待业、零售业和运输业的非正规工人，他们获得医疗服务或社会保障的机会有限或者根本没有。

en-us	The report notes that the COVID-19 shock will likely reinforce inequality in South Asia. 
zh-cn	报告指出，新冠疫情的冲击有可能加剧南亚地区的不平等。

en-us	As played out across the region, the sudden and large-scale loss of low paid work has driven a mass exodus of migrant workers from cities to rural areas, spiking fear that many of them will fall back into poverty. 
zh-cn	在南亚各地不断上演的一幕是，低薪工作突然和大规模丧失驱使大批移民劳工从城市返回农村，致使对其中很多人返贫的担忧剧增。

en-us	While there are no signs yet of widespread food shortages, the report warns that a protracted COVID-19 crisis may threaten food security, especially for the most vulnerable.
zh-cn	虽然尚无迹象显示出现大范围粮食短缺，但报告警告说旷日持久的新冠疫情危机有可能威胁粮食安全，尤其是对于最脆弱群体。

en-us	In the short term, the report recommends preparing weak healthcare systems for greater COVID-19 impacts, as well as providing safety nets and securing access to food, medical supplies, and necessities for the most vulnerable. 
zh-cn	从短期来说，报告建议要让薄弱的医疗卫生系统做好准备应对新冠疫情更大的影响，并为最脆弱群体提供社会安全网，保障其粮食、医疗用品和生活必需品供应。

en-us	To minimize short-term economic pain, the report calls for establishing temporary work programs for unemployed migrant workers, enacting debt relief measures for businesses and individuals, and easing inter-regional customs clearance to speed up import and export of essential goods.
zh-cn	为了将短期经济阵痛减到最低，报告呼吁制定针对失业移民劳工的临时性工作计划，采取针对企业和个人的减债措施，简化地区之间清关手续以加快必要物资的进出口。

en-us	Once lockdown restrictions are loosened, South Asian governments should adopt expansionary fiscal policies combined with monetary stimulus to keep credit flowing in their economies. 
zh-cn	封闭限制措施放松后，南亚各国政府应采取扩张性财政政策与货币刺激相结合，以保持经济中的信贷流动。

en-us	Since many South Asian countries have limited fiscal space, these policies should target people worst hit by the freeze on economic activity. 
zh-cn	鉴于很多南亚国家财政空间有限，这些政策应瞄准受经济活动冻结影响最大的人群。

en-us	The report urges governments to adopt temporary spending measures and coordinate with international financial partners to avoid unsustainable long-term debt levels and fiscal deficits.
zh-cn	报告敦促政府采取临时性支出措施，并与国际金融合作伙伴协调，以避免不可持续的长期债务水平和财政赤字。

en-us	"After tackling the immediate COVID-19 threat, South Asian countries must keep their sovereign debt sustainable through fiscal prudence and debt relief initiatives," said Hans Timmer, World Bank Chief Economist for the South Asia Region. 
zh-cn	世界银行南亚地区首席经济学家汉斯·蒂莫说：“在解决了新冠疫情的直接威胁之后，南亚各国必须通过审慎的财政政策和减债举措保持其主权债务的可持续性。“

en-us	"And looking beyond the present crisis, lie great opportunities to expand digital technologies for payment systems and distant learning to unlock remote areas in South Asia."
zh-cn	”并超越目前危机，抓住扩大数字技术用于支付系统和远程教育的巨大机会，以打通南亚的偏远地区。”

en-us	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic circumstances within countries and regions are fluid and change on a day-by-day basis. 
zh-cn	由于新冠病毒大流行，各国和该地区的经济形势每天变化不定。

en-us	The analysis in the report is based on the latest country-level data available as of April 7, 2020.
zh-cn	本报告的分析基于截至2020年4月7日的最新国别数据。

en-us	The World Bank Group is taking broad, fast action to help developing countries strengthen their pandemic response, increase disease surveillance, improve public health interventions, and help the private sector continue to operate and sustain jobs.
zh-cn	世界银行集团采取广泛、快速的行动，帮助发展中国家加强大流行应对，强化疫情监测，改善公共卫生干预，帮助私营部门继续运营和维持就业。

en-us	It is 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	世行集团将在未来15个月部署1600亿美元资金支持，帮助各国保护贫困弱势群体，扶助企业，促进经济复苏。