Interview: World at risk of "lost decade," "hyper-inequality" due to COVID-19, warns UNCTAD official

by Martina Fuchs

GENEVA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The world is at risk of a "lost decade" and "hyper-inequality" triggered by the coronavirus crisis if austerity measures become countries' winning policy mindset, warned a senior official of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Tuesday.