IMF forecasts worst global economic slump since the Great Depression

The world is facing an unprecedented crisis in the coming year, a period which would be "unusually difficult," IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told a press conference in Washington.
Even if the pandemic loosened its grip in the second half of the year and parts of the economy were allowed to re-start, only a partial recovery could be expected, she said.
The IMF chief emphasized how difficult it was to make prognoses of this kind. The situation could end up being even worse, depending on how long the pandemic lasts.