The International Monetary Fund has predicted the worst decline in the global economy since the Great Depression. The fund has downgraded the GDP forecast for Kazakhstan, as well. What is the IMF’s GDP and inflation forecast for the Central Asian region? How should the governments respond to the ongoing crisis amid uncertainty? In the new episode of the IMPACTFUL, Director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, Dr. Jihad Azour spoke with Lyazzat Shatayeva about the new economic projections.