ADB cuts Taiwan 2020 GDP growth forecast to 0.8% amid COVID-19


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Manila, June 18 (CNA) Following the Asian Development Bank (ADB) cutting its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the region for 2020, the bank said Thursday it has lowered its forecast for GDP growth in Taiwan from an earlier estimate of 1.8 percent to 0.8 percent. The downgrade represented a more downbeat assessment of Taiwan's economic situation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic than that of Taiwan's government, which forecast in late May economic growth of 1.67 percent in 2020. According to the ADB's forecast, Taiwan is expected to perform better than neighboring countries and territories in...