Spend big, Yellen tells IMF economies

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder
Updated April 9 2021 - 12:27am, first published 12:24am
Janet Yellen says the US is implementing a $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan.
Janet Yellen says the US is implementing a $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned of the risk of a permanent divergence in the global economy after the COVID-19 crisis and urged major economies to inject significant new fiscal support to secure a robust recovery.