The Recovery Project

The Recovery Project


Dealing with Global Debt

June 01, 2020

As countries face economies in recession, increasing debt, and growing fiscal deficits, leaders everywhere will face difficult choices. With the global economy projected by the IMF to contract by -3% in the next year, the world is bracing itself to face uncertainty. This however, is no time for timidity. There is opportunity in the midst of crisis to reset country courses for the economies of the future. From infrastructure to environment, to fiscal strategies for resilience, how can leaders act to leverage this challenge for a better future?


Listen to the recording of a livestream discussion featuring the Hon. Ralph Goodale, former Canadian Finance Minister, Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director of Global Policy Initiatives at the Institute of International Finance, William White from the C.D. Howe Institute, and Jayati Ghosh, Chairperson of the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.