The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday that they have decided to postpone their annual meetings, which were set to take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, in October 2021. The move comes due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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The World Bank is reportedly calling for $25 billion in additional financing to combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s poorest countries, Reuters reported. President of the World Bank, David Malpass, expressed this to finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 group on Wednesday. According …
Read More »World Bank Chief Economist Reinhart: The global Economic Recovery May Take 5 years
The chief economist at the World Bank, Carmen Reinhart, said that the global economy’s recovery from the crisis caused by the Corona pandemic may take five years. “There will probably be a quick rebound as all the restriction measures linked to lockdowns are lifted, but full recovery will take as …
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