Australia’s experience of Covid-19 and the Australian economic outlook

Alongside the public health repercussions, Covid-19 has also impacted the global economy, creating new fiscal and growth challenges for national governments. Luke Yeaman, deputy secretary of the macroeconomic group at the Australian Treasury, discusses Australia’s economic policy response to the pandemic, how the economy has fared and the outlook moving forward. Yeaman also discusses Australia’s international economic engagement, including insights from September’s G20 finance and central bank deputies meeting in Naples.

Speaker: Luke Yeaman, Deputy Secretary of the Macroeconomic Group, Australian Treasury

Timings:
09:15-10:30 (London)

This meeting will be conducted under the OMFIF Rules.

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This meeting will take place in-person.