6. 在全球层面，大流行疫情继续扰乱社会经济活动。根据世界银行集团的预测，尽管预计 2021 年全球增长将加速至 5.6%，但全球国内生产总值水平预计将比疫前的预测低 3.2%，许多新兴市场和发展中经济体的国内生产总值预计将在较长一段时间内保持在疫前峰值以下。国际劳工组织(劳工组织)的数据显示，大流行疫情在全球范围内导致实际流失 2.55 亿个全职工作岗位。非洲联盟在题为“2019冠状病毒病对非洲经济的影响”的研究中估计，由于疫情，非洲大陆约有 2 000万个工作岗位面临风险。预计 2021 年非洲大陆的外国直接投资将增长 5%，既低于全球、也低于发展中国家预期增长率。由于政府支出激增，加上财政收入减少，非洲的债务占国内生产总值的平均比重预计将在中短期内增加 10 至 15 个百分点。
6. At the global level, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt socioeconomic activities. According to the World Bank Group, despite the projected acceleration of global growth to 5.6 per cent in 2021, the level of global GDP is expected to be 3.2 per cent below pre-pandemic projections. Among many emerging markets and developing economies, GDP levels are expected to remain below pre-COVID-19 peaks for an extended period. The International Labour Organization (ILO) figures show that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an effective loss of 255 million full-time jobs worldwide. In its study entitled Impact of the Coronavirus COVID-19 on the African Economy, the African Union estimated that some 20 million jobs were at risk on the continent as a result of the pandemic. Foreign direct investment to the continent is projected to grow by 5 per cent in 2021, lower than both the global and developing country projected growth rates. The average debt-to-GDP ratio for Africa is expected to increase by 10 to 15 percentage points in the short to medium term, fuelled by a surge in government spending coupled with diminishing fiscal revenues.