As a consequence of the global #coronavirus pandemic, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva predicts a global downturn at least as bad as the 2008 financial crisis, but expects a recovery in 2021. The IMF supports the extraordinary fiscal actions already taken by many countries to boost health care systems and protect affected workers and companies. Read the full statement: http://ow.ly/tMej50yTk8x http://www.imf.org/covid19