We express our deepest sympathies for the loss of human lives caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our urgent collective task is to mitigate the health and economic impact that the pandemic is having on people worldwide.
The Development Committee encouraged the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund to continue helping all clients, and asked them to collaborate in addressing the pandemic, supporting economic recovery, and safeguarding progress toward the twin goals and the SDGs.
See the Joint Statement by World Bank Group President David Malpass and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the outcome of G20 Finance Ministers’ Meeting.
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, if we don’t move quickly to strengthen systems and resilience, the development gains of recent years can easily be lost, said World Bank Group President David Malpass in his remarks to the Development Committee.
Watch an online conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Imperial College Professors Neil Ferguson and Azra Ghani.
World Bank Group President David Malpass will address the press during the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund 2020 Virtual Spring Meetings. April 17th, 2020 / 10am ET / 1400 GMT
