世界银行行长戴维·马尔帕斯日前警告说，新冠疫情可能导致1亿人重新陷入极端贫困。马尔帕斯说，如果新冠疫情持续恶化，“这个数字可能会更高”
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Thecoronaviruspandemicmayhavedrivenasmanyas 100 millionpeoplebackintoextremepoverty, WorldBankPresidentDavidMalpasswarnedThursday.
世界银行行长戴维·马尔帕斯8月20日警告说，新冠疫情或令1亿人重新陷入极端贫困。
TheWashington-baseddevelopmentlenderpreviouslyestimatedthat 60 millionpeoplewouldfallintoextremepovertyduetoCOVID-19, butthenewestimateputsthedeteriorationat 70 to 100 million, andhesaid “thatnumbercouldgohigher” ifthepandemicworsensordragson.
根据世界银行此前的估计，将有6000万人因为新冠疫情陷入极端贫困，但最新的评估将这一数字升高到7000万至1亿人。马尔帕斯说，如果疫情恶化或持续下去，“这个数字可能会更高”。世界银行的总部设在华盛顿。
Thesituationmakesit “imperative” thatcreditorsreducetheamountofdebtheldbypoorcountriesatrisk, goingbeyondthecommitmenttosuspenddebtpayments, MalpasssaidinaninterviewwithAFP.
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