The Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda, Spring Meetings 2020: Exceptional Times Exceptional Action

Policy Papers, April 15, 2020

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Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva’s Global Policy Agenda, Exceptional Times, Exceptional Action, highlights three priorities for policymakers around the world: protect lives, protect livelihoods, and plan for the recovery.
Direct quote: “The reality is that anyone’s fight against the #COVID-19 virus is everyone’s fight. More than ever we need global solidarity, a common resolve, and coordinated international efforts. And with so many countries short on resources, we need to give more support to those most in need,”.
Document type: Policy Paper No. 2020/020
Pages: 12

Protect lives
- Emphasize public health measures and support for health systems.
Protect livelihoods
- Support measures to sustain incomes, businesses, and financial stability.
Plan for the recovery
- Prepare fiscal, financial, and structural policies to enable a resilient post-crisis recovery.

Subject: Debt relief, Debt service, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Health
Keywords: financing, financing needs, health crisis, market, PP, private sector creditor