Economics

What Money Can’t Buy — Rich Nations Failed Covid

Source: Bloomberg Economics, IMF, national statistics agencies, Johns Hopkins
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Contrary to early expectations, money didn’t buy pandemic protection, Bloomberg Economics analysis Bloomberg Terminalshows. China, Indonesia and Turkey are among the middle-income countries that performed best in controlling the virus and limiting economic damage. Many rich countries like the U.S., U.K. and France struggled.