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Learn how the World Bank Group is helping countries with COVID-19 (coronavirus).Find Out
Developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific face the prospects of a global financial shock and recession as the COVID-19 pandemic hits major economies around the world. The COVID-19 shock will also have a serious impact on poverty reduction across the region.