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OCTOBER 29, 2021
Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass at
the G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministerial
Rome
October 29, 2021
Thank you, Ministers Franco and Speranza
welcome the Italian G20 presidencys efforts
to improve coordination on pandemic preparedness and response:
As we enter the third year of this health and economic crisis, we are witnessing tragic
reversals in development: Indicators of poverty, growth, inequality, nutrition; education;
climate, and
equality have all deteriorated_
The stakes are even higher today than in 2020 when COVID struck: Outbreaks continue
even as inflation; energy shortages, and the breakdown of supply chains are causing
another slowdown: Unsustainable debt burdens are weighing on the future investment
climate
gender