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The Early 2020s: Former World Bank President David Malpass on COVID, Inflation, China, and Climate
Jon Hartley and David Malpass discuss David’s career, and his service in government, including his time as president of the World Bank Group. They also discuss the changing role of China in international finance as well as the IMF and World Bank responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 sovereign debt relief (Debt Service Suspension Initiative or DSSI)),and how the early 2020s inflation has impacted developing countries, economic growth, and climate policy.
Recorded on September 20, 2024.
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David Malpass served as the 13th…
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