We continue welcoming them now. We may have to group some of them to get through as many as we can and we may edit for brevitys sake. As you send in questions, please submit only one per outlet. With that, president malpass, over to you. Thank you and good morning to everyone. Im happy to speak to all of you. You wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. I want to express my deepest condolences to the millions of people around the world suffering from covid19 and who have lost a loved one to the pandemic. I just concluded a very productive virtual dialogue, low carbon, virtual dialogue with our Development Committee. I was joined by managing director of the i. M. F. And it was good to hear the views from shareholders on how the World Bank Group and i. M. F. Can Work Together to support our member countries, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. I was pleased earlier this week th
You wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. I want to express my deepest condolences to the millions of healthy and coping in these people around the world suffering from covid19 and who have lost a loved one to the pandemic. I just concluded a very productive virtual dialogue, low carbon virtual dialogue with our Development Committee. I was joined by managing director of the i. M. F. And it was good to hear the views from shareholders on how the World Bank Group and i. M. F. Can Work Together to support our member countries, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. I was pleased earlier this week that the g20 took up our joint call to provide a suspension in debt service to bilateral creditors during the crisis. Chris and i worked hard on this and supported it and were happy to see it done. Its a powerful, fastacting initiative that can bring real benefits to the poor. In respo
The Virtual Press briefing is an hour. The springto meetings 2020 Virtual Press bankrence with world president david malpass. President malpass will give weef opening remarks and will turn to your questions. Thank you to all the reporters from around the world who have been submitting questions. We may have to group some of to get through as many as we can and we may edit for brevitys sake. You send in questions, please submit only one per outlet. With that, president malpass, over to you. Malpass thank you and good morning to everyone. Im happy to speak to all of you. Wish the circumstances were not as grim. I would start by saying i hope you and your families are healthy and coping in these challenging times. To express my deepest condolences to the millions of around the world suffering from covid19 and who one to the loved pandemic. I just concluded a very virtual dialogue, low ouron virtual dialogue with Development Committee. I was joined by managing the i. M. F. And it was good
States very busy in california raising money and a ton of us. Hes also moving to save money for a lot of student loan borrowers. This time to the tune of about 1. 2 billion. That makes 138 billion that he has directly or indirectly provided in Student Loan Relief. Some people are crying foul that no less than the Supreme Court has put the kiabash on this and hes keep doing it. Now to peter doocy at the white house and how theyre explaining this. Officials here are hoping an emphasis on Climate Change and gun control and student forgiveness put people in line. A fourpoint edge for biden over trump. That is even though trump is seen as having better physical fitness for biden and Mental Fitness for office than biden. The president joked to donors about this in california. He said, by the way, im only 40 years old times two. The only thing i do know is that i may not run like i used to, but i tell you what, ive been around long enough to know whats going on. As it relates to Student Loan
States very busy in california raising money and a ton of us. Hes also moving to save money for a lot of student loan borrowers. This time to the tune of about 1. 2 billion. That makes 138 billion that he has directly or indirectly provided in Student Loan Relief. Some people are crying foul that no less than the Supreme Court has put the kiabash on this and hes keep doing it. Now to peter doocy at the white house and how theyre explaining this. Officials here are hoping an emphasis on Climate Change and gun control and student forgiveness put people in line. A fourpoint edge for biden over trump. That is even though trump is seen as having better physical fitness for biden and Mental Fitness for office than biden. The president joked to donors about this in california. He said, by the way, im only 40 years old times two. The only thing i do know is that i may not run like i used to, but i tell you what, ive been around long enough to know whats going on. As it relates to Student Loan