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 vaccinat...

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Main Author: Malpass, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2021
Series:Speeches of World Bank Presidents
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Summary: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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
DOI:10.1596/36490