The pandemic will leave the poor further disadvantaged – IMF

COVID-19 has resulted in a spike in unemployment across the world. Image: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson IMF research shows that the inequality gap between rich and poor has widened after previous epidemics – and COVID-19 will be no different. The IMF says policymakers must put in place risk-sharing and social assistance mechanisms to protect the most vulnerable from future ...

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