2021年第二季度，疫苗推广带来多国解封，全球金融市场流动性充裕，各国货币市场利率保持稳定，全球股市普遍上涨，各国随着疫情修复的形势而出现了分化的趋势。2021年第二季度，中国经济延续了上一季度强劲恢复的态势，实际GDP增速为7.9%。贸易方面，中国货物贸易顺差额为人民币8,828亿元，同比下降17.4%。此外，十年期美国国债收益率为1.45%，较上一季度末下降20bp。国际货币基金组织(IMF)预测2021年美国经济增长将高达7.0%，为数十年来最高值。汇率层面，美元持续窄幅波动，日元持续贬值，人民币汇率相对稳定；新兴经济体货币方面，金融脆弱性高的新兴经济体如阿根廷、土耳其汇率持续贬值，金砖国家普遍升值。2021年6月美联储议息会议后，美国长期国债收益率呈下行趋势，若货币政策宽松力度开始边际收紧，将会对股市回调产生较大压力。整体而言，变异病毒株对全球经济复苏形成挑战。

In Q1’21, with a variety of vaccines available on the market, the global economy has rebounded on an accelerated track after registering positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2020, but performance of different countries varies greatly. 2021 marks the start of China's 14th Five-Year Plan period and China's economy is enjoying a sustained and stable recovery. In Q1’20, China's GDP experienced negative growth, down by 6.8% YoY. In Q1’21, China's GDP increased significantly YoY and the trade surplus expanded. The 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield increased by an average of 47bp compared with the previous quarter. The U.S. dollar depreciated first and then rose; the British pound was relatively stable, the Australian dollar depreciated slightly, and the euro and the yen depreciated by a large margin. The currency exchange rates of most emerging economies rose first and then fell, with little fluctuation over Q4’20. Capital flew back to the United States, and emerging economies were facing the challenge of capital outflow. U.S. stocks began to diverge with the Dow Jones Industrial Index continuing to rise and the Nasdaq Index beginning to go downward. In the latest issue of the World Economic Outlook Report, IMF’s projections for the global economic growth for 2021 and 2022 grew, which may cause widening gap in living standards among countries. China's GDP has returned to the pre-Covid level and the United States is expected to return to the level before the outbreak this year, but many emerging markets will not return to the pre-pandemic level until 2023. Overall, the global economy is projected to grow 6% in 2021 and 4.4% in 2022. While the global economy became stabilized, the recovery process is divided and uncertain.

根据清科研究中心旗下私募通数据显示，2021年第一季度中国创业投资市场共新募集202支可投资于中国大陆的基金，同比上升77.2%，环比下降17.2%；新增资本量共发生675.69亿元人民币，同比增长119.0%，环比上升19.8%，平均募资规模为3.35亿元人民币。投资方面，一季度中国VC市场共发生802起投资事件，同比上升22.6%，环比下降2.6%，其中有732起披露金额案例，涉及投资额共612.98亿元人民币，同比上升102.9%，环比下降2.3%；从平均投资金额来看，本季度单起投资金额为0.84亿元人民币。退出方面，2021年第一季度共发生339笔VC退出交易，同比上升22.4%，环比上升17.3%。

By the end of 2020, the available capital of China’s and foreign VC firms that can invest in mainland China reached RMB966.32 billion, up 5.3% YoY, yet a slowing down growth rate for 5 consecutive years. Two factors were at play here. On the one hand, in terms of funding sources, fundraising was still difficult with newly-raised funds at a low level for 5 years. On the other hand, there were many large investment deals and total investment amount rebounded at the same time.

2020年我国创业投资市场募、投稍有回暖，注册制改革稳步推进退出案例数又创新高。