CBC/Reuters: IMF says coronavirus recession will be worse than 2008, as UN appeals for aid for poorest economies
UN chief also calling for worldwide ceasefire and focus on 'true fight of our lives'.
The coronavirus pandemic will cause a global recession in 2020 that could be worse than that seen during the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, but the world's economic output should recover in 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday.
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva welcomed extraordinary fiscal actions already taken by many countries to boost health systems and protect affected companies and workers, and steps by central banks to ease monetary policy, adding, "even more will be needed, especially on the fiscal front."
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The do not isolate and don't have a recession.
Respect your elders, the sick and the newborn. Practice good social distancing. There will be a vaccine soon. Sooner rather than later if politicians push. Seems as though bureaucratic doctors want to go at a stately federal pace.
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