Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday said ending the coronavirus crisis faster could add almost $9 trillion to global GDP by 2025, warning, however, that “this window of opportunity is closing fast” with unfair distribution of vaccines around the world that may prolong the global health emergency in some countries.
