Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass on G20 Finance Ministers Conference Call on COVID-19 (Russe)

These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass on G20 Finance Ministers Conference Call on COVID-19 on March 23, 2020. Malpass today issued his remarks from the G20 Finance Ministers conference call on the COVID-19 pandemic: ...  Voir la suite These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass on G20 Finance Ministers Conference Call on COVID-19 on March 23, 2020. Malpass today issued his remarks from the G20 Finance Ministers conference call on the COVID-19 pandemic: these are difficult times for all, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable. For the World Bank Group, our first goal is to provide prompt support during the crisis, based on a country’s needs. It’s also vital to shorten the time to recovery and create confidence that the recovery can be strong. On March 17, the World Bank and IFC Boards approved a dollar 14 billion package to respond to COVID-19. Of that, IFC is making dollar 8 billion available in relatively fast-acting financial support for private companies. IBRD and IDA will be making dollar 6 billion available in the near term to support health care. We’re currently restructuring existing projects in 23 countries, many of these through the use of ‘contingent emergency response components.’ We’re also preparing projects in 49 countries in a new fast-track facility, with decisions expected this week on as many as 16 country programs. Our Board will meet shortly, and I’m hopeful that this first round of countries will provide a framework to allow us to quickly scale up over the next few weeks. The WBG and the IMF are ready to work quickly with official bilateral creditors and with other international organizations as partners to finalize a process by the Spring Meetings of our organizations in April.  Réduire

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