Amanpour and Company

April 14, 2020

Gary Cohn, President Trump's former Chief Economic Adviser, discusses what reopening the U.S. economy will look like. In an exclusive interview, Iraq's president Barham Salih explains his country's response to COVID-19. Paul Romer and Dr. Rajiv Shah tell Hari Sreenivasan about their plan for a testing and data tracking program that will get people back to work before job losses become permanent.

EXCLUSIVE: Iraq's President Discusses COVID-19 Response

1m 47s

As Iraq struggles with political turmoil and a plunge in oil prices, COVID-19 is testing the country in new ways. Iraq’s President Barham Salih joins the program exclusively from Baghdad to discuss his country’s response to coronavirus and the wider issues Iraq is facing.

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