With the pandemic, so different in america. Francine im sorry, tom, you cannot forget about brexit. Almost there, and certainly by next monday, london will have moved to tier two, which is where you can still meet people outside but you cannot let people come into your home. We should have a better idea of what london will become over the next couple weeks. Is similar moved by the french president , emmanuel macron, announcing that eight cities will go in lockdown. That is hurting a lot of the stocks. Go, there are eight ways to and just because there is compressed time, are the chancellor of the exchequer and the Prime Minister on the same page . Francine they are on the same page, but we heard from the london mayor, who is from the labor party, and the opposition leader, asking for a national lockdown. We call it the circuit breaker. The idea is for two weeks we go back in lockdown so that the cases go down. This is not what the Prime Minister wants to do, but we also know that the l
Understand itse true impact whh has been particularly devastatingar to countries and e most vulnerable communities, women, youth, the elderly. But most importantly, we are here to find Innovative Solutions to i creating change. This is precisely the focus of this Years World Bank which wilwill takeplace starting octod Global Leaders of the government, business and civil society. Just at the stage for the evening we will hear today from World Bank Group david and whato it will take to tackle this crisis and how we can turn this into an opportunity for an inclusive recovery. We will be joined in conversation with the president school of finance and joining from his office in sanford doctor redman has been president of the German Central Bank and is a member of the governing council, represents germany and the imf and other National Bodies and has been chairman of the board of directors of the bank since november, 2015. Welcome. The floor is yours. Thank you for your kind words. Ladies an
And it is fundamentally changing societies, economies, and countries. Today we are here to understand the true impact, which is particularly devastating to developing countries and the most vulnerable communities women, youth, the elderly, and migrants. Most importantly, we are here to find innovative solutions. This the focus of the World Bank Annual meeting, which takes place starting the week of october 12 and convenience Global Leaders from governments, as mrs. , and civil society. Businesses, and civil societies. We will hear from the World Bank President on what it will take to tackle the crisis, and how we can turn this into an opportunity to build a path towards a resilient and inclusive recovery. He will be joined in the president ith of the Stanford School of finance and management. President ar from the of the bank joining us from his office. He has been president of the german centralbank since may 2011. He is a member of the governing council of the ecb, represents germany
Nation. And donald trump is ready to return to the campaign trail saying he might attend a rally in florida this weekend u. S. President was of course hospitalized was cold and his doctor has not said if the president has since tested negative for the right. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today europe is seeing a resurgence in new coronavirus cases that have now surpassed those in the United States still infections reaching record levels in the United Kingdom and in france here in germany meanwhile the capital berlin has been declared a coronavirus ha spot amidst a nationwide surge new restrictions are going into effect with the head of germanys main Public Health Institute Warning that widespread infections are likely if people fail to keep hygiene and distancing rules but Officials Say the countrys Health Care System is up to the task. Coronavirus hotspots are cropping up all over germany but local and regional Officials Say the country is ready intensive care beds are avai
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