OPINION/EDITORIAL

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 […]

Financial Conditions Have Eased, but Insolvencies Loom Large

June 25, 2020/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian and Fabio Natalucci Amid the human tragedy and economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the recent surge in risk appetite in financial markets has caught analysts’ attention. After sharp declines in February and March, equity markets have rallied back, in some cases to close to their […]