China had a bear market from 2001 to 2005. At that time, their key index fell from 2,300 to under 1,000 points while their economy grew by about 10 percent per year. The World Bank just raised its forecast of China's economic growth this year to 10.4 %, from the previous 9.6 % projection.
Covid-19 vaccines: ethical, legal and practical considerations Resolution 2361 (2021) Author(s): Parliamentary Assembly Origin : Assembly debate on 27 January 2021 (5th Sitting) (see Doc. 15212 , report of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, rapporteur: Ms Jennifer De Temmerman). Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 January 2021 (5th Sitting). 1. The pandemic of Covid-19, an infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, brought about much suffering in 2020. By December 2020, more than 65 million cases had been recorded worldwide and more than 1.5 million lives had been lost. The disease burden of the pandemic itself, as well as the public health measures required to combat it, have devastated the global economy, laying bare pre-existing fault- lines and inequalities (including in access to healthcare), and causing unemployment, economic decline and poverty. 2. Rapid deplo...
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