CSPAN2 Brookings Institution Discussion On Economic Impact Of COVID-19 July 12, 2024
Where you are. Thank you for joining us for this Virtual Event on the po postcovid global outlook. Im a senior fellow and vicepresident of the economy and Development Program at brookings. The Global Economy is sharp, unprecedented in its depth. And the pandemic and responses have brought countries and economies to a standstill disrupting billions of lives and jeopardizing decades of development progress. The june edition of the World Bank Global economic prospects which motivates todays conversations envisions a 5 1 4 contraction of global gdp in 2020. This is the deepest global recession sin...