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The Coronavirus and Your Money

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A look at what is being done to help with the impact of coronavirus on health and finance.

A special programme looking at what is being done to help the world get through the impact of the virus and its devastating impact on health and finance.  Governments are promising billions of dollars in terms of support. The IMF is urging debt relief for the poorest nations and millions are saying they are now jobless because of the pandemic. What is you experience, and what are your rights? And what do you make of what your government is trying to do? And is this the job of the nation state or should there be a global solution to a global problem?

The Coronavirus and Your Money: The coronavirus and your money

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28/03/2021 GMT

The coronavirus and your money

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A look at what is being done to help with the impact of the virus on health and finance

A look at what is being done to help with the impact of the virus on health and finance.

After a year of lockdowns and Covid restrictions, Manuela Saragosa and Devina Gupta  take a global look at jobs, pay and financial wellbeing. They look at the support packages from governments around the world and revisit some of those who spoke to the programme  a year ago. How have they fared in the past 12 months?       

Presenter: Manuela Saragosa and Devina Gupta 
Producer: Rumella Dasgupta

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