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Kristalina Georgieva: ‘We are in a resilient place but cannot take stability for granted’
Kristalina Georgieva: ‘We are in a resilient place but cannot take stability for granted’
The IMF chief calls for global co-operation to support health systems and limit the damage of economic scarring
World Economy News
19 Jan 2021
• 9 min read
This is part of a monthly series, “Economists Exchange”, featuring conversations between top FT commentators and leading economists about the coronavirus economic recovery
The year 2020 will be remembered as the worst recession since the Depression. Green shoots of growth in the summer were crushed by a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic that did not discriminate between rich and poor, leaving low-income countries hardest hit economically.