The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its outlook for global growth by nearly 2% since its last projections in April. The outlook for global growth is now projected at -4.9%, the steepest decline since the Great Depression. What conditions need to be in place for a recovery in 2021? What are the risks that the economy will remain in a longer slump? How can policymakers best respond? Join IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath as she discusses the IMF’s latest outlook with the Dean of the Graduate School of Economics, Tsutomu Watanabe, on July 10 at 10:00 a.m. The event will be held in English with Japanese interpretation.
What: Presentation of the IMF’s World Economic Outlook
When: July 10, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Japan time (GMT+9)
How to join:
Click the YouTube link on the webinar page. Choose the English channel or the Japanese channel.
If you’d like to ask questions on the global outlook, please send your questions via the online form in advance, or through the Q&A function of the YouTube stream during the webinar.