Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings

Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings

World Bank Group President David Malpass discussed the Bank’s new International Debt Statistics (IDS) report, published on Monday, showing the debt of low-income countries is 860 billion U.S. dollars, up 12 percent. Turning to vaccines, developing countries need 5 billion more doses to vaccinate 70...

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Main Author: Malpass, David
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
DEBT BURDEN
COVID-19 VACCINATION
TRADE BARRIERS
VACCINE DELIVERY SCHEDULE
CORONAVIRUS
DEBT SERVICE SUSPENSION INITIATIVE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/904301634621475746/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-the-G20-Finance-Ministers-and-Central-Bank-Governors-Meeting-Held-During-the-2021-Annual-Meetings
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spelling okr-10986-364902021-11-05T05:10:46Z Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings Malpass, David DEBT BURDEN COVID-19 VACCINATION TRADE BARRIERS VACCINE DELIVERY SCHEDULE CORONAVIRUS DEBT SERVICE SUSPENSION INITIATIVE World Bank Group President David Malpass discussed the Bank’s new International Debt Statistics (IDS) report, published on Monday, showing the debt of low-income countries is 860 billion U.S. dollars, up 12 percent. Turning to vaccines, developing countries need 5 billion more doses to vaccinate 70 percent of their population by the middle of next year. Some urgent steps are needed: (i) swapping near-term vaccine delivery schedules with COVAX and AVAT; (ii) closing the gap between pledges and deliveries; and (iii) eliminating trade and regulatory barriers. Finance and health ministers in developing countries should also seek contracts that include early delivery schedules. 2021-11-04T19:56:48Z 2021-11-04T19:56:48Z 2021-10-13 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/904301634621475746/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-the-G20-Finance-Ministers-and-Central-Bank-Governors-Meeting-Held-During-the-2021-Annual-Meetings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36490 English Delivered October 13, 2021; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: President's Speech
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topic DEBT BURDEN
COVID-19 VACCINATION
TRADE BARRIERS
VACCINE DELIVERY SCHEDULE
CORONAVIRUS
DEBT SERVICE SUSPENSION INITIATIVE
spellingShingle DEBT BURDEN
COVID-19 VACCINATION
TRADE BARRIERS
VACCINE DELIVERY SCHEDULE
CORONAVIRUS
DEBT SERVICE SUSPENSION INITIATIVE
Malpass, David
Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings
relation Delivered October 13, 2021;
description World Bank Group President David Malpass discussed the Bank’s new International Debt Statistics (IDS) report, published on Monday, showing the debt of low-income countries is 860 billion U.S. dollars, up 12 percent. Turning to vaccines, developing countries need 5 billion more doses to vaccinate 70 percent of their population by the middle of next year. Some urgent steps are needed: (i) swapping near-term vaccine delivery schedules with COVAX and AVAT; (ii) closing the gap between pledges and deliveries; and (iii) eliminating trade and regulatory barriers. Finance and health ministers in developing countries should also seek contracts that include early delivery schedules.
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title Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings
title_short Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings
title_full Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings
title_fullStr Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings
title_full_unstemmed Remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting Held during the 2021 Annual Meetings
title_sort remarks at the g20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting held during the 2021 annual meetings
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