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• Boao Forum for Asia underscores importance of multilateralism

  ?The 2022 Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) underscores the importance of multilateralism for global development and a shared future in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, Cambodian scholars said on Wednesday.

• Asia in action toward green transition: Report

  Asian countries are moving in a swift and responsible manner in response to the call for a green transition arising from the steady stream of extreme climate events, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Wednesday.

• Chinese vice premier to attend opening ceremony of BFA annual conference

  ?Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng will attend the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) 2022 and related activities in Boao, Hainan on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced on Wednesday.

• IMF cuts global growth forecast

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, warning that inflation has become "a clear and present danger" for many countries.

• China's economy on solid footing

  China's economy got off to a steady start in 2022 in the face of global challenges and a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

• World Bank expects debt crisis to worsen in 2022

  ?Due to high debt and deficit levels, countries are "under severe financial stress," and the debt crisis is expected to "continue to worsen" in 2022, World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Monday.

• More measures to spur consumption

  China's consumer goods market is expected to maintain growth momentum this year, fueled by the rising per capita disposable incomes of Chinese residents and more supportive policies to shore up consumption in the pipeline, amid headwinds from external uncertainties and a resurgence in domestic COVID-19 cases, experts said.

• Economy sees steady start in 1st quarter

  China's economy registered a steady start in the first quarter of the year, demonstrating its resilience and potential in the face of a complicated external environment and resurgent domestic COVID-19 cases.

• IMF to downgrade forecast for over 140 economies

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said Thursday that the organization will revise down its global growth forecast amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the impact of which will contribute to downgrades for 143 economies this year.
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  China's trade with RCEP members sustains steady growth

  ?Trade between China and members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) saw steady growth since the trade agreement took effect at the beginning of this year, official data showed Wednesday.
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  China's foreign trade sustains upward momentum

  China's foreign trade maintained its growth trajectory in the first quarter of 2022 despite increasingly complex internal and external challenges and risks.

• WTO foresees fragile global economy

  The outlook for the global economy has darkened since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in its annual trade statistics and outlook report published on Tuesday.

• Developing Asia to grow by 5.2% in 2022: ADB

  Developing Asia's economy is forecast to grow by 5.2 percent this year and 5.3 percent in 2023, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Wednesday.

• World Bank projects East Asia Pacific to grow 5% in 2022

  The developing East Asia and Pacific countries is projected to grow by 5 percent in 2022 amid the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic, tighter financial conditions and the Russia-Ukraine war, the World Bank said Monday.