B20 Saudi chairman urges business world to come together after coronavirus

  • Date: 26-Oct-2020
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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B20 Saudi chairman urges business world to come together after coronavirus

The world must come together to rebuild after the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Yousef Al-Benyan, chairman of Business 20 (B20) Saudi Arabia.

Giving his opening remarks at this year's event in Riyadh, Al-Banyan, who is also CEO of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) commended the role governments and central banks have played in dealing with the economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 crisis.

Meeting comes as IMF warns global GDP will contract 4.4% in 2020 due to impact of the Covid pandemic

However, in addressing more than 1,500 business leaders at the event, he stressed that whatever action has already been taken - the G20 previously injected around $11 trillion to protect the global economy with a clear commitment and determination to do whatever is necessary to overcome the