Economics

The IMF’s Chief Economist on Lessons From the ‘Great Lockdown’

Gita Gopinath

Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Mid-April is when the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank hold their spring meetings, where finance ministers and central bankers gather to exchange ideas on keeping global growth intact. This year, the meetings will be virtual, and the discussions less about growth and more about avoiding an economic abyss.