年１００兆円規模の財政出動を　Ｇ２０に協調促す―ＩＭＦ

　【ワシントン時事】国際通貨基金（ＩＭＦ）は１６日、声明を発表し、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大による世界経済の失速を回避するため、「さらに多くの政策対応が必要になる」と訴えた。２０カ国・地域（Ｇ２０）に財政出動を促し、金融危機直後に拠出した年９０００億ドル（約９６兆円）を上回る積極的な対応を求めた。
　ゲオルギエワ専務理事は、経済に及ぼす悪影響を早期に断ち切るため「絶え間ない連携と緊密な調整」が重要だと強調。財政出動、金融政策、規制対応の三つの分野でさらなる連携した行動を呼び掛けた。
　ＩＭＦによると、Ｇ２０は２００９年に国内総生産（ＧＤＰ）の合計の２％に相当する計９０００億ドルを超える財政出動を実行。「２０年はより多くの対応が必要になる」と述べ、「世界規模で協調した同時期の財政刺激策」の検討を促した。（2020/03/16-21:11）

Major countries should deliver greater fiscal stimulus than during the 2008 global financial crisis to prevent a global slowdown resulting from the coronavirus crisis, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
   The fiscal response of the Group of 20 economies "has been timely but so far remains lower than during the global financial crisis," the IMF said in a statement. "However, as the virus spreads across the globe, more needs to be done in 2020," the institution said.
   In the wake of the global financial crisis, triggered by the 2008 collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, the G-20 implemented fiscal stimulus measures amounting to 2 pct of their gross domestic product, or over 900 billion dollars in the current value, in 2009 alone, according to the IMF.
   "The case for a coordinated and synchronized global fiscal stimulus to enhance confidence is becoming stronger," the statement said.
   In a related statement, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, "Constant contact and close coordination are the best medicine to ensure that the economic pain inflicted by the virus is relatively short-lived."