Greater depression ahead because of coronavirus pandemic?

Greater depression ahead because of coronavirus pandemic?

Filed on April 10, 2020 | Last updated on April 10, 2020 at 01.46 am. Governments had already undertaken fiscal stimulus measures of $8 trillion.. The pandemic sweeping the world will turn global economic growth 'sharply negative' in 2020, triggering the worst fallout since the 1930s Great Depression, with only a partial recovery seen in 2021, the head of the International Monetary Fund said.IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva painted a far bleaker picture of the social and economic impact of the new coronavirus than even a few weeks ago, noting governments had already undertaken fiscal stimulus measures of $8 trillion, but more would likely be needed.". Just three months ago, we expected positive per capita income growth in over 160 of our member countries in 2020," she said on Thursday in remarks prepared for delivery ahead of next week's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.". Today, that number has been turned on its head: we now project that over 170 countries will experience negative per capita income growth this year.". ERROR: Macro /ads/dfp-ad-article-new is missing!. 'Everybody just calls for the robot, it doesn't matter what goes in.... Governments had already undertaken fiscal stimulus measures of $8.... In a phone call,