Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the global economy, and the economic and social aftershocks will reverberate for years to come. In this episode, Patrick Fine speaks with Homi Kharas, Interim Vice President and Director of the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institute, a leading policy think tank. They discuss the pandemic's effects on the global financial system, changes in public and private resource mobilization and investment, and the need for new and modified financial instruments to respond to unprecedented challenges. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.
