On 11 November 2020 at 9:00 (ET), the World Bank Group is hosting a webinar on ' Recovery from the Pandemic across the World: Balancing short-term and long-term concerns'.

The COVID-19 pandemic combines the worst characteristics of many previous crises into a single extraordinary challenge. It features a simultaneous supply and demand shock; domestic, regional, and global scope; a projected long duration; and a high degree of uncertainty. What can be expected in terms of a recovery from the crisis in different countries and regions across the world?

This webinar will discuss the projections for economic activity in 2020 and 2021 and the domestic and international conditions that may potentially limit or enable a recovery. It will also explore the need to balance short-term and long-term concerns during the crisis, as well as outline potential reforms to address the structural vulnerabilities that the pandemic has exposed.

Agenda

Chair

• Andrea Repetto, Professor and UAI Senior Fellow, School of Government (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez)

Welcome

• Julio Riutort, Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez)
• Sergio Schmukler, Research Manager, Development Research Group (World Bank)

Speakers

• Norman Loayza, Lead Economist, Development Research Group and EAPCE Research Center (World Bank)
• Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Deputy Director, Research Department (International Monetary Fund)
• Eric Parrado, Chief Economist and General Manager, Research Department (Inter-American Development Bank)