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IMF Deputy Says World Needs to Prepare for Covid Downsides

Warns IMF outlook to contain ‘significant downgrades’ to GDP
Gopinath says $15 billion needed to strengthen health systems

IMF's Gopinath on Pandemic, Global Growth, Inflation

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By Ana Monteiro

April 14, 2022 at 11:34 AM UTC

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April 14, 2022 at 12:47 PM UTC

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The world needs to be preparing for downside scenarios relating to Covid-19, the deputy chief of the International Monetary Fund said, calling for billions of dollars in grants to bolster pandemic preparedness.