Christine Lagarde, leading Europe’s united economic pandemic response

September 28, 2020

Christine Lagarde, Leading Europe’s United Economic Pandemic Response | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The coronavirus pandemic threatened to bring Europe's economy to its knees. Then something remarkable happened: 27 member states came together. Joining GZERO World with Ian Bremmer is the individual at the heart of that response, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. She'll explain how European nations were able to overcome political divisions and act quickly to prevent an all-out economic catastrophe on the continent.

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