April 6, 2021/IMF SPEAKERS: Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department, IMF Petya Kovea-Brooks, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF Malhar Shyam Nabar, Division Chief, Research Department, IMF Moderator: Raphael Anspach, Senior Communications officer, Communications Department, IMF Raphael Anspach: Good morning and welcome to the International Monetary Fund’s […]
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G24 Press Release: Deeper Cooperation Needed to End COVID-19, Economic Scarring
April 5, 2021/G24 www.g24.org Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has begun in some parts of the world but many vulnerable nations remain in recession with rising infection rates and affordable vaccines in short supply. The crisis has strained the health systems and severely hit the economies of developing countries. […]
IMF Extends Debt Service Relief for 28 Eligible Low-Income Countries through October 15, 2021
April 5, 2021/IMF The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on April 1, 2021 a third tranche of grants for debt service relief for 28 member countries under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT). This approval follows two prior tranches approved on April 13, 2020 and […]
