Introduction Chairman Addison, thank you for your remarks. And thank you, Governors, Kristalina, and distinguished guests for joining us today. I wanted to provide an update on what the World Bank Group (WBG) has accomplished since last year’s Annual Meetings, particularly our response to COVID-19 and progress made on debt transparency. The COVID-19 pandemic’s toll has be
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Read MoreThe energy outlook explores the forces shaping the global transition out to 2050 and the key uncertainties surrounding this transition. The Energy Outlook considers a number of different scenarios These scenarios is not prediction of what is likely to happen or what BP would like to happens. Click on following link to download the full report bp-energy-outlook-2020
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