新冠肺炎疫情已经发展成为一个世纪以来最严重的全球性疫情,世界各国都受到不同程度的影响。地处太平洋西部和南部、经济发展相对落后的太平洋岛国至今没有出现新冠肺炎疫情的大规模暴发,成为全球疫情发展的“少数派”。然而,全球范围内大规模的边境封锁和隔离政策极大地打击了各国的产业链、供应链和价值链,太平洋岛国无法在世界经济恶化的大背景下独善其身,特别是其旅游业、捕捞业等主导产业的发展陷入停滞。政府一方面要加大对公共卫生部门的投入防止新冠肺炎疫情蔓延,另一方面也要在停工停产的大背景下帮助私营部门和本国人民渡过难关,太平洋岛国普遍制定了规模巨大的经济刺激计划。由于太平洋岛国多数仍是发展中国家,自身经济发展水平较低、经济韧性较差,财政开支的大幅增加对政府债务的可持续性构成威胁。
<<The COVID-19 Pandemic has developed into the worst global epidemic in a century,and all countries in the world have been affected in different ways. Located in the western and southern Pacific Ocean,most developing Pacific Island Countries have not yet seen a large-scale COVID-19 pandemic,which become the minority of global epidemic. However,large-scale border closures and segregation policies around the world lead to a major blow to industrial chains,supply chains and value chains,Pacific Island Countries have been unable to stand alone in the context of the deterioration of the world economy. Leading industries such as tourism and fishing in Pacific Island Countries suffered a major blow. To increase investment in the public health sector to prevent the spread of COVID-19 epidemic and help the private sector and their own people overcome the difficulties,Pacific Island Countries generally launched a large-scale economic stimulus plan. Since most of Pacific Island Countries are still developing countries,with low levels of economic development and poor economic resilience,significant increases in fiscal expenditures pose a threat to the sustainability of government debt.
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