Many societies in the world live with different types of risks and the threat of disasters has always presented a major challenge to devise ways to achieve sustainable development by reducing patterns of vulnerability. Disaster reduction is therefore crucial and must have a place in national...

The IMF Managing Director and the World Bank Group President held a Joint Press Conference on COVID-19. The IMF Managing Director spoke in detail about the potential direct and indirect impact of coronavirus on the global economy. She explained about how the IMF response to the epidemic will be....