The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Monday, that the global economy could grow by "nearly 6 percent" this year, while warning that recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic-related losses will be "very uneven".

The US should be close behind, registering nearly 7 percent GDP growth, with the European Union clocking a higher-than-usual 4.25 percent. Growth will be driven by the world's three main economic powers, with China's gross domestic product (GDP) set to expand by more than 8 percent., as per reports.

But while this year's projected rebound would amount to "an impressive surge after the 3.5 per-cent contraction in 2020" it is unlikely to return living standards "to the level expected before the pandemic" by the end of next year, the OECD said. It also noted that pandemic-related curbs have made it more difficult to estimate GDP and "may have reduced the comparability of economic outcomes across countries".

The OECD said it while it was "very encouraging" that some governments provided "unprecedented" support for businesses forced to close by pandemic restrictions, it warned that most countries do not have the means for such spending, meaning "headwinds" remain for global growth.

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