Yi Gang, Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), called on the international community to resist “vaccine nationalism”, in order to achieve a sustainable economic recovery, in a statement delivered to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) steering committee on Thursday, as reported by Reuters.
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“The pick-up in global growth was “slow and uneven”, and a fair distribution of vaccines was key to achieving a sustainable recovery.”
“The international community should work together to resist ‘vaccine nationalism,’ strengthen cooperation and policy coordination to fight against COVID-19, and improve the accessibility and affordability of vaccines in developing countries in a meaningful way.”
“The sound monetary policy will be implemented in a flexible, targeted, reasonable, and appropriate manner.”
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