News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. April 14, 2020: The Covid-19 (coronavirus) crisis and a collapse in tourism will severely impact some countries in the Caribbean and result in a negative growth in the Caribbean this year, according to “The Economy in the Time of Covid-19,” the latest semi-annual report from the World Bank’s Chief Economist Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Read more at: https://www.newsamericasnow.com/caribbean-business-news-covid-19-impact-caribbean-economies/
After a period of rapid economic growth associated with high commodity prices, the region had entered a phase of lackluster performance. Recent developments, including a new oil price shock, and the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic will push the region into recession. Many countries are struggling to contain the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic while avoiding a dramatic decline in economic activity. The report analyzes how to think about this tradeoff. It estimates the potential health costs, assesses the effectiveness of diverse containment strategies, and discusses how large the economic cost could be. The current crisis is unprecedented because it combines a fall in global demand, tighter financial conditions and a major supply shock. The response needs to consider how to socialize the losses, how to prevent a collapse of the financial sector, how to protect jobs and livelihoods, and how to manage and divest the assets that will inevitably end up in the hands of the state.
World Bank report: http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33555
“How to manage and divest the assets that will inevitably end up with the State.” I guess with foreclosures I would have thought the assets would be with the financial institutions, the banks. How is it the assets will end up with the State? Is the State going to do a tax taking? During an epidemic emergency? What exactly was the meaning of that statement? Very troubling.