What the Future Holds: COVID-19 and the Global Economy

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What the Future Holds: COVID-19 and the Global Economy

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Torie Smith

"We have to think not only about where we are now, but where we‘re going in the future," says Martin Wolf. The current situation is complicated because it’s unpredictable, says Martin, noting that we've never had a pandemic affect the global economy quite like this. We have to keep demand going. We have to stabilize financial markets. We have to keep trade open. We need to preserve international peace. 
Wed, 07/22/2020 - 11:11
Nirmalan Dhas

What the species requires is not only financial support but access to human resources with high level skills in Organization Development and Design, Process Formulation and the ability to conceptualize and implement changes to the global financial system itself. The world bank has access to such resources. Will it be able to ensure that these resources are made available to guide the process of transforming our global civilization.
Wed, 07/22/2020 - 11:11
Ivor Beazley

I would like your opinion on the future trajectory of the US dollar, given the volume of dollar denominated debt, mounting fiscal deficits within the US and geopolitical shifts. How this will affect dollar demand, exchange rates and the fiscal position of developing countries?
Wed, 07/22/2020 - 11:12
Rajul

The rising debt of governments coupled with falling revenues is going to be creating a huge liquidity problem in terms of debt service capacities... How can the Fund and the Bank ensure countries can stay afloat fiscally in the medium term?
Wed, 07/22/2020 - 11:12
Steven Ayres

Martin, you mentioned playing the long game. What do we know about the impact of developing country debt relief on credit ratings and what that will do to future borrowing costs...?
Wed, 07/22/2020 - 11:12

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