The IMF managing director said the immediate priority was to minimise the pandemic's human toll and economic disruption
Most global markets surged as investor appetite for risk assets improved due to the progress of an experimental drug for treating covid-19 and on US's plan to reopen its economy.
In view of coronavirus crisis, the spring meeting is being held virtually-- the first one in the history of IMF and the World Bank.
sia's economy is likely to suffer zero growth this year for the first time in 60 years, the IMF said in a report on the Asia-Pacific region
The impact of the coronavirus on the Asia-Pacific region will be severe, across the board, said IMF
We may see it was the worst year in the history of global markets, said Fatih Birol, head of the IEA
The Wall Street trading powerhouse on Wednesday also warned that it expects reduced revenue in its asset and wealth management businesses and a higher rate of client defaults
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The sectors that have been most impacted are transport, hospitality, and real estate
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Many workers in the gig economy, dominated by service sector start-ups, are poorly protected against income losses in a recession
From global economic cost of Covid-19 crisis, to a second relief package by the US, an elusive one by the EU, and Dubai allowing home delivery of liquor - read these and more in today's world dispatch
Drop in world commerce might be biggest since the Great Depression
World Bank and IMF must step up to protect pvt sector, govts
Sentiment improves as virus spread shows signs of slowing
While valuations are attractive, disruption will keep volumes muted
More than 1 million people worldwide have been infected with Covid-19
In the space of just 24 hours, 6,095 infected people died - nearly twice the total number of deaths in China, where the virus and Covid-19, the disease it causes, originated.
Scale became critical because of steadily increasing capital intensity that the new technologies engendered
Taking into account rapidly changing economic conditions, the UN DESA's World Economic Forecasting Model has estimated best and worst-case scenarios for global growth in 2020.