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Six billion people – that’s the bulk of the developing world – look set to suffer from the economic impact of the new coronavirus pandemic, the UN trade and development organization, UNCTAD, says. 

In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson by Skype, UNCTAD economist Richard Kozul-Wright outlines how a radical plan worth a staggering $2.5 trillion, could help avoid some of the worst financial consequences of COVID-19.

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[1] COVID-19 Response | United Nations ➤ https://www.un.org/coronavirus[2]https://unctad.org/feed/view/en/Pages/Home.aspx[3] COVID-19 Response | United Nations ➤ https://www.un.org/coronavirus