international monetary fund predicts that covert 19 will lead to ace's worst economic decline in generations lenda said china was a bright spot of growth this year that's why the asian region would rebound and 2021 a full recovery from the virus could still be years away. indonesia tumbles into the 1st recession for 2 decades as the pandemic continues to take its toll activity in southeast asia's biggest economy slumped almost 3 and a half percent in the 3rd quarter the statistics agency said tourism construction and trade were among the hardest hit sectors. the chinese government is stepping up its support for the electric vehicle sector over the next 15 years the focus will be on research and development of batteries as well as building more charging stations around the country beijing also wants to develop the autonomous driving sector. the bank of england increased its a bond buying stimulus package by a bigger than expected 150000000000 pounds as it prepares for the economic fallout from the new coronavirus measures and the looming risk of brics it the move comes as england entered a 4 week l

as united boss and united states embassy 9 nations on a minute, lenda thomas greenfield. a season a distinguished diplomat with 35 years in the foreign service who never forgot where she came from. growing up in segregated louisiana. the eldest of 8. a dad couldn't read or write, but she says he was the smartest person she knew, 1st in her family to go to, to graduate from high school, then college, the whole war a literally ahead of her as a dad and mom taught her to believe post in switzerland, pakistan, kenya, the gambia nigeria, jamaica liberia, where she was known as the people's mess, willing to meet with anyone, and ambassador, a student working people struggling to get by and always treating them with the same level of dignity and respect. she was our top state department official in charge of african policy during the ball crisis. sure received overwhelming support from her fellow career foreign service officers and should be a cabinet status. i have because i want to hear her voice on all the major foreign policy discussions and my national security advisor. i'd