IMF WARNS OF AN ECONOMIC CRISIS

IMF WARNS OF AN ECONOMIC CRISIS

Posted by : Posted on : 12-Apr-2020

The IMF warns the coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any other in the past century

According to a news release from AFP on 9 April 2020, the global coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to ensure recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. She warned that "global growth will turn sharply negative in 2020," with 170 of the International Monetary Fund's 180 members experiencing a decline in per capita income.

Quoting AFP.

"In fact, we anticipate the worst economic fallout since the Great Depression," Georgieva said in a speech previewing next week's spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank, which will be held virtually due to the restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19.

“Even in the best case the IMF expects only a "partial recovery" next year, assuming the virus fades later this year, allowing normal business to resume as the lockdowns imposed to contain its spread are lifted.

“But "it could get worse," and "there is tremendous uncertainty around the outlook" and the duration of the pandemic.

“Countries already have taken steps worth a combined $8 trillion, but Georgieva urged governments to do more to provide "lifelines" for businesses and households to "avoid a scarring of the economy that would make the recovery so much more difficult."

Source AFP 

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