(ANSA) – ROME, NOVEMBER 10 – “The unequal distribution of vaccines in all areas of the world, especially in the less developed, remains a major risk factor for the global economy”.
This was stated by the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Ignazio Visco, outlining the work of the G20 under the Italian presidency in his speech at the Singapore Fintech Festival.
VIsco explained that “the most important challenges that our economies are currently facing continue to be linked to the pandemic and its direct and indirect consequences”. Hence the initiative to suspend debt payments for 50 countries, the one on IMF special drawing rights for 650 billion dollars, the Act-A program and the creation of an independent high-level panel for the pandemic response, which has proposed to form a Global Committee on Health Threats. “This proposal – explained Visco – has received strong support from all relevant international institutions, in particular the WHO, even if not all the members of the G20 have yet joined. It was therefore decided to create a task force to develop possible solutions. of coordination, which we hope will lead to a shared solution next year “.
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