Panelists discuss combating COVID-19 together
Panelists discussed the economics of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to global organizations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations (UN) and the World Bank in a webinar on March 24. Olaf Unteroberdörster MS ’98, Ph.D ’98, a Brandeis international business school alumnus and division chief at the International Monetary Fund, Elida Reci MA ’99, Governance and Public Administration officer at the United Nations and Andrea Dore MA ’98, head of funding at the World Bank, shared insights on how multinational organizations finance the global recovery from the pandemic.
When COVID-19 first hit, the World Bank announced its first $12 billion emergency response to 25 under-developing countries. In her time working at the World Bank, Dore said she, “hasn’t seen anything like the speed and magnitude of COVID-19 response.” In April alone, $15 billion was raised for COVID-19 relief funds, including one $8 billio