{"id":189483,"date":"2022-06-08T20:22:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=189483"},"modified":"2022-06-08T20:22:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T14:52:08","slug":"the-shadows-over-global-growth-recovery-are-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-shadows-over-global-growth-recovery-are-long\/","title":{"rendered":"The shadows over global growth recovery are long"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News<\/strong>: There has not been a full recovery from the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic prospects have worsened. There is divergence between the economic recoveries of advanced economies and those of the developing ones.<\/p>\n

What are the macroeconomic forces behind inadequate recovery?
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Supply Chain Disruptions<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are prevailing uncertainties in global growth<\/strong> prospects due to frequent disruptions <\/strong>to worldwide supply chains<\/strong> in the last two years. These disruptions have been caused by the Covid-19, invasion of Ukraine by Russia, recurrent lockdowns in key manufacturing hubs.<\/p>\n

Inflation concerns<\/strong><\/h5>\n

At present, inflation has become a central concern<\/strong>. For 2022, inflation is projected at 5.7% in advanced economies and 8.7% in emerging market and developing economies. At present, the major contributors to high inflation are energy<\/strong> and food prices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A tight fossil fuel supply<\/strong> and geopolitical uncertainty<\/strong> have caused a hike in oil and gas prices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In developing economies, rising food prices have had cascading effects<\/strong>. It has led to higher overall inflation<\/strong>. For example, higher energy prices result in high transportation costs. Therefore, prices of input such as fertilizers, increases, resulting in higher prices of cereals.<\/p>\n

Capital outflows<\/strong><\/h5>\n

There has been a sudden spurt in capital outflow<\/strong>s from emerging markets and developing economies in recent months due to mounting risk in the market. There have been tighter monetary conditions<\/strong> and rising inflation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For example, The US Central bank has tightened interest rates.<\/p>\n

What are the impacts?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In developing economies, higher prices for food impacts different sections of the population differently. For example, the low-income households\u2019 strata<\/strong> are particularly vulnerable to price changes. They often consume diets with just one type of grain.<\/p>\n

For developing economies, the sudden large capital outflows<\/strong> have resulted into currency depreciation<\/strong> and tighter external sector conditions.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges to deal with economic situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The domestic fiscal policy space<\/strong> has already been eroded in many developing countries due to COVID-19-related spending.<\/p>\n

The increase in global interest rates<\/strong> will further reduce this contracted fiscal space<\/strong> in many economies.<\/p>\n

As per the IMF\u2019s \u2018World Economic Outlook\u2019<\/strong>, the debt levels in developing countries have touched an all-time high<\/strong> due to huge fiscal expansion<\/strong> during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

The factors contributing to high inflation (energy and food prices which are driven by global supply shocks) are beyond the control of central banks.<\/p>\n

The sudden capital flow reversals can threaten financial stability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Way Forward<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monetary Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Central banks need to carefully monitor the pass-through<\/strong> of rising international prices<\/strong> to domestic inflation<\/strong> to calibrate their responses.<\/p>\n

The RBI should tighten monetary policy according to prevailing economic situations<\/strong> and activity levels.<\/p>\n

Central banks should maintain the credibility of their inflation-targeting frameworks<\/strong>. It should adopt measures for inflation stabilisation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Foreign exchange interventions could address market imbalances.<\/p>\n

Fiscal Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is important to prune expenditure<\/strong> and get back to the road of fiscal consolidation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Safety nets needed<\/strong><\/p>\n

While fiscal consolidation, the government should also prioritise<\/strong> spending to protect and help vulnerable populations<\/strong> affected by price increases and the pandemic.<\/p>\n

In the post-pandemic global economy<\/strong>, there is going to be transitions like the energy transition. Therefore, there will be a likely cross-sectoral labour reallocation<\/strong>. The government should ensure safety nets for workers. For example, temporary public support for displaced workers, training programmes and hiring subsidies<\/p>\n

In the developing economies, the governments have to prepare for tighter financial conditions <\/strong>and spillovers<\/strong> from geopolitical volatility.<\/p>\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on an article \u201cThe shadows over global growth recovery are long<\/strong>\u201d published in the \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 8th<\/sup> June 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News: There has not been a full recovery from the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic prospects have worsened. There is divergence between the economic recoveries of advanced economies and those of the developing ones. What are the macroeconomic forces behind inadequate recovery? Supply Chain Disruptions There are prevailing uncertainties in global growth prospects due… Continue reading The shadows over global growth recovery are long<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10328,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,10498],"class_list":["post-189483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189483\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}