Finance ministers and central-bank governors logging in for this week’s virtual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank will say the right thing, promising to work together to confront the economic fallout of the coronavirus. The question is whether they will do the right thing and take concrete steps to allow the necessary cooperation and coordination. Many countries have responded poorly to the pandemic and its economic consequences. The international response has been worse — not just hesitant and ill-planned, but almost invisible. One area of neglect is especially important, and goes to the ... (full story)