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Coronavirus Live Series: A Shock Like No Other: The Impact of the Pandemic on Commodities

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Why and how are developing countries particularly vulnerable to volatility in commodity prices?

Our Cornonavirus Live Series continues as we interview John Baffes, Senior Economist at the World Bank, about the effect of the coronavirus on commodities. We'll be covering a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, food and oil prices, and industrial commodities such as metals.

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Faher Elfayez, World Bank

Thank you for joining us – wherever you may be today. We’re really glad that you took the time, and hope that this series is helping you make some sense of these difficult and uncertain times.

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Ganesh Nathan

Thank You

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 11:24

Faher Elfayez, World Bank

If you want to learn more about the World Bank’s work to fight COVID-19 and help the world recover, head on over to WorldBank.org/coronavirus.

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 11:24

Faher Elfayez, World Bank

We’ve got more programs in the pipeline – and as we schedule them, you can find them at live.worldbank.org

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Speakers

John Baffes

Senior Economist,Development Economics Prospects Group

Host

Paul Blake

External Affairs Officer, World Bank Group

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