Europe has been widely criticised for its slow response to the covid-19 pandemic. Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, discusses the long-term damage and whether things might have been different had there been more female leaders.
Chapter titles
00:00 - Covid-19 in Europe
00:52 - How covid-19 worsens inequality
03:35 - Why female leaders have performed better
05:10 - How to have more female leaders
06:38 - Europe’s stimulus & economic recovery
08:29 - Central banks & digital currencies
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Why Europe has fallen behind on covid-19 vaccination: [ Ссылка ]
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