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May
5
2020
10:00—10:00 AM ET
April 28, 2020
Former British Prime Minister and United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, joins CGD President Masood Ahmed to discuss international cooperation in the response to COVID-19. They will discuss his call for the World Bank, IMF, and regional development banks to aggressively exp...
Apr
28
2020
12:00—12:00 PM ET
April 25, 2020
Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Sir Mark Lowcock, joins CGD President Masood Ahmed to discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in fragile states and refugee communities.
Mr. Lowcock is responsible for the oversight of all emergencies req...
Apr
27
2020
10:00—10:00 AM ET
April 25, 2020
President of the EBRD, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, joins CGD President Masood Ahmed how the private sector is being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and what the DFIs should do to help. The EBRD's response has focused on the measures and indicators than can foster private sector resilience and enable a r...
Apr
24
2020
2:00—2:00 PM ET
April 23, 2020
Chief Executive Officer of the IFC, Philippe Le Houérou, joins CGD President Masood Ahmed to discuss how private sector companies are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. The IFC has recently announced $8 billion in emergency financing for the private sector. They will discuss why private sector suppo...
Apr
22
2020
10:00—10:00 AM ET
April 15, 2020
Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Antoinette Sayeh joins CGD President Masood Ahmed to discuss the IMF's scaled up response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the outcomes of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings. They will discuss how the IMF sees the pandemic unfolding in developing countr...
Apr
6
2020
10:00—10:00 AM
April 03, 2020
Ghanaian Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, joins CGD President Masood Ahmed to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, the state of the continent's response, and the challenges ahead. As Chair of the joint Bank-IMF Development Committee Minister Ofori-Atta has collaborated with his So...
Apr
2
2020
10:00—11:30 AM ET
April 02, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is on track to take a global human and economic toll unprecedented in modern times. The overriding imperative of implementing effective health measures in each affected country, along with the need to address the damaging economic effects of the pandemic, point to a pressing ne...