China News Service, Beijing, May 29 (Reporter Xia Bin) The 2021 Spring Conference of the International Finance Forum will be held in Beijing on the 29th.
Former World Bank President Jin Yong said in an online meeting that he has been working hard to show the world that investment in public health and healthcare is cost-effective. It can not only save people’s lives, but also save money. And promote economic growth.
"One of the last few jobs I did at the World Bank was the human capital project. This project clearly shows that improvements in health and education outcomes are closely related to faster economic growth. To prove this, no one is better than ours ( Today's host-China is more convincing." Jin Yong said.
He firmly believes that the finance ministers of various countries, the G20 and the International Financial Forum will definitely participate more actively in the prevention and control of this pandemic and future pandemics, and hopes that the three major problems will be solved in the future.
First, it is clear and clear that investment in the field of public health and epidemic prevention plays a vital role in promoting global financial stability and strong economic growth.
Jin Yong said that so far, the vaccines developed by various countries are strong and effective, but they cannot prevent the pandemic.
Mutated new strains may cause the local spread of the virus, which means that the virus will be with us for a long period of time in the future.
The development cycle of the new vaccine has been greatly shortened, but it is still not enough to protect the people of the world and the global economy from the negative effects of the blockade and economic crisis.
Second, support the flow of large amounts of new resources to international financial institutions.
Jin Yong said that these international financial institutions must continue to play a key role in supporting developing countries, because these countries cannot adopt the fiscal stimulus measures that are effective in many advanced economies.
At the same time, the World Health Organization needs more financial support and independence so that it can maintain the original intention when it was originally created and perform its duties.
Finally, please draw a new global vision for people, that is, as described by the organizers of this conference, a "new path of global governance and international cooperation" that will promote "development and cooperation" in the field of pandemic prevention and response.
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