Spend what you can to fight Covid-19, IMF tells member states
Fund says countries are right to boost spending but should ‘keep receipts’ to ensure transparency
The tech ‘solutions’ for coronavirus take the surveillance state to the next level
The role of the digital revolutionaries is to disrupt everything but the central institution of modern life: the market, argues Guardian US columnist Evgeny Morozov
Not even Wall Street titans know the true cost of the coronavirus crisis
JP Morgan’s $8.3bn bad loan provision is steep but it’s guesswork – no one has a clue about the final bill
JP Morgan sets aside $8.3bn to cover Covid-19 losses
Wall Street bank earmarks sum to cover credit cards and oil and gas sector losses
IMF has no experience of recession arriving with such ferocity
Recovery will take some time as countries will exit Covid-19 lockdown only gradually
‘Great Lockdown’ to rival Great Depression with 3% hit to global economy, says IMF
Latest World Economic Outlook describes shock of coronavirus pandemic as ‘like no other’
The Guardian view on poorer nations and Covid-19: the G20 must act
Editorial: Debt relief and massive economic support are needed in Africa, as developing nations cope with health and economic emergencies
Pressure grows for developing world debt relief over coronavirus
More than 60 poorer countries are spending more paying creditors than on health – study
‘I owe them my life’ – Boris Johnson pays tribute to NHS staff – as it happened
US death toll becomes the highest in the world; Italy and India extend lockdown
Coronavirus crisis demands that the G20 give debt relief to sub-Saharan Africa
With the IMF and World Bank spring conference approaching, research underlines need to bail out world’s poorest countries
Blindsided: how coronavirus felled the global economy in 100 days
A singular event has economists asking the same questions as everyone else: how far is there to fall – and can we ever get back?
IMF chief flags up grim global economic forecast
Kristalina Georgieva says Covid-19 pandemic has spawned ‘economic crisis like no other’
Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam warns
Nearly half of all jobs in Africa could be lost without urgent action, says charity
Fashion industry reels as coronavirus shuts shops and cancels orders
Report warns 80% of firms face a highly uncertain future if stores close for two months
Global investors clamour for safe haven in UK government bonds
Flight from stock markets helps Treasury complete first part of scheme to bolster spending with at least £45bn extra this month