Global GDP to surpass pre-pandemic level by mid-2021, OECD says

Vaccine hopes prompt upward revision of projection to 5.6% growth this year

Commuters walk on a railway platform Mumbai, India. The OECD projects that the country will record the fastest growth in the world this year. © Reuters

GRACE LI, Nikkei staff writer

March 9, 2021 20:17 JST

TOKYO -- The global economy will grow to be bigger than its pre-pandemic level by the middle of this year, the OECD projected in an update of its outlook on Tuesday.