What the world can learn from regional responses to COVID-19

May 1, 2020

European Parliament President David Sassoli attends a special session of the European Parliament to approve special measures to soften the sudden economic impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brussels, Belgium, on 26 March 2020. Image: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Anastasia Kalinina

Head of Regional Agenda - Eurasia, World Economic Forum Geneva

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Value of COVID-19 stimulus packages in the G20 as share of GDP 2020 Published by Erin Duffin, Apr 9, 2020 As of April 2020, most G20 member countries had committed to fiscal stimulus packages in order to attempt to soften the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Out of all G20 countries, the United States had passed the largest fiscal stimulus package that amounts to about 11 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP). This package amounts to about 2.3 trillion U.S. dollars. Value of COVID-19 fiscal stimulus packages in G20 countries as of April 2020, as a share of GDP

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Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses a special video conference with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hanoi, on 14 April 2020. Image: Manan Vatsyayana/Pool via REUTERS

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