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Further Thoughts on the Economic Implications of COVID-19

March 16, 2020 Analysis and Opinion GWSB Growth Dialogue by lydia

“One major lesson of past recessions is that monetary policy alone is less successful than combined fiscal stimulus packages. The G-20 should meet (virtually) on an emergency basis and agree on such a program of demand stimulus, and the IMF Board should agree on the SDR allocation.”

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Africa’s rising “unsustainable” debt is driving a wedge between the World Bank and other lenders

February 16, 2020 Latest Developments Quartz Africa Article/Blog post by John Schellhase

“African debt is on the rise, and that fact is causing tensions to spark in unexpected places. Total external debt for sub-Saharan Africa jumped nearly 150% to $583 billion in 2018 from $236 billion 10 years earlier, according to World Bank data. Many now worry the debt load is becoming unsustainable.”