WASHINGTON DC, Jun 02 (IPS) – Now is the time to take advantage of this opportunity to build a better world
Kristalina Georgieva is managing director of the IMFLooking back to the start of 2020, the world has changed almost beyond recognition. To protect public health, the global economy was put into stasis. Shops closed, factories were mothballed, and people’s freedom of movement was severely curtailed.
No country has escaped the health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Tragically, more than 260,000 people have died and millions have been infected. The IMF is projecting global economic activity to decline on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. It is truly a crisis like no other.
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Source: Beyond the Crisis
