June 26, 2020/IMFBlog By Alejandro Werner Latin America and the Caribbean have become the new COVID-19 global epicenter. The human cost has been tragic, with over 100,000 lives lost. The economic toll has also been steep. The World Economic Outlook Update now estimates the region to shrink by 9.4 percent […]
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COVID-19 and Africa: Any economic lesson for Africa leaders?
June 26, 2020/United Capital Report Like in many continents, the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus is having a negative impact on African economies, changing the overall economic outlook for countries in the region from that of expansion (earlier expected at the beginning of the year) to a broad-based contraction/slowdown. However, we believe […]
Now Is The Time For A ‘Great Reset’
Culled—Proshare June 25, 2020 by Klaus Schwab Visit the Great Reset microsite here. We can emerge from this crisis a better world, if we act quickly and jointly, writes Professor Klaus Schwab. The changes we have already seen in response to COVID-19 prove that a reset of our economic and social […]

