Lot and im just astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation and what were going to dog is have a hearing today about some solutions, and senator leahy and myself will sit down and find a way to create somee kind of fund that people can contribute to. I know theyre doing it at the world bank, that i like the fund idea where the world kd of comes together under amecan leadership to solve the problem. So too are two colleagues, thank you very much for your leadership and senator leahy. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. With all joking they goes back and forth, i think it safe to say that the chairman and i feel very strongly about this. We do wt to help. Senator whitehouse and i were in vietnam last year. We met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic poltion, had a great meeting. S. White house was a star at that, but heres a country with a 2000mile coastline, and when i say we, that means all huma
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, 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 conversation with the president of the Stanford School of finance and management. We will hear from the president 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 at the imf and under international parties, and has been chairman of the board of directors of the fund for International Settlement since november 2015. Welcome. The virtual floor is yours. Thank you very much, asiya, for your kind words of welcome. It is a
Economic recovery from covid19. Help developing nations recover from the economic fallout, and the longterm effects of children not attending inperson classes. This is an hour. Nd an alumna. Ceo a i have the pleasure of being your moderator today and joining you from my home country of trinidad and tobago. Before i introduce our speakers, a few words about todays of. Covid19 has overtaken the world. It has affected everything person in some way. 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 Worl
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