IMF secures naming rights over 'The Great Lockdown' to send grim warning to world leaders

The IMF has secured naming rights over the unfolding global economic recession amid the closure of factories, offices and shops to contain the deadly Covid-17 threat.

Calling it ‘The Great Lockdown’, the IMF is seeking to capture the unprecedented threats facing jobs and prosperity that numbers alone cannot do. Giving the crisis a name is also a deliberate piece of messaging to world leaders.