Global Economy: Reversing the Scars of COVID-19

Watch the Replay

Watch in:

Global Economy: Reversing the Scars of COVID-19

Follow the event on Twitter #WBGEP2021
Read the chat
Andrea Shalal, Reuters

Thank you. Can you please address the importance of the Common Framework and news that Ethiopia will be seeking restructuring (2nd country after Chad)? How much would it help to see the IMF carry out a new allocation of SDRs? Finally - what your key ask of the Biden administration?
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 09:22
Torie Smith

“This crisis is not over,” says Laura Alfaro. There are still many uncertainties, but there is hope. Before the pandemic many countries were already falling behind, and now the reforms that weren't taken before the pandemic are "coming back to haunt us now." Laura stresses that the international community needs to think about how it can help countries without increasing the costs of the pandemic.
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 09:25
Torie Smith

“This crisis is not over,” says Laura Alfaro. There are still many uncertainties, but there is hope. Before the pandemic many countries were already falling behind, and now the reforms that weren't taken before the pandemic are "coming back to haunt us now." Laura stresses that the international community needs to think about how it can help countries without increasing the costs of the pandemic.
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 09:25
Andrea Shalal, Reuters

Regarding green investment - what should the World Bank do to limit investment in fossil fuel programs? Should they be banned completely? What percentage of current programs have a fossil fuel component?
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 09:25
Andrea Shalal, Reuters

Regarding green investment - what should the World Bank do to limit investment in fossil fuel programs? Should they be banned completely? What percentage of current programs have a fossil fuel component?
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 09:25

Read the chat below!

The Event has concluded