COVID-19 Update-May 1

Dear Colleagues,

Thanks for the feedback and sharing of links and reports.

Here is the current COVID-19 data for the Caribbean:

Some weekend reading, listening and watching from IMF Blog, F&D Magazine, Podcasts and/or Country Focus:

• Managing Director Georgieva also recently engaged in a 1-on-1 with Frederick Kempe, President & CEO of the Atlantic Council, on the future of the global economy. Watch the 40-minute discussion.
• A Global Crisis Like No Other Needs a Global Response Like No Other by Kristalina Georgieva
• The Short-term Liquidity Line: A New IMF Tool to Help in the Crisis by Geoffrey Okamoto
• A Post-Coronavirus Recovery in Asia—Extending a “Whatever it Takes” Lifeline to Small Businesses by Kenneth Kang and Changyong Rhee
• COVID-19 Pandemic and the Caribbean: Navigating Uncharted Waters by Krishna Srinivasan, Sònia Muñoz, and Varapat Chensavasdijai
• A “New Deal” for Informal Workers in Asia by Era Dabla-Norris and Changyong Rhee
• Also, in a new 22-min podcast, Professors Ghani and Ferguson of Imperial College, London -renowned for their mathematical modelling of the spread of infectious diseases – joined Managing Director Georgieva in a virtual seminar during the recent IMF World-Bank Spring meetings.

Remember to check the Resources page on our website for key links.

Thank you.

Shubhash Gosine

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