On April 18th, 2020, China Finance 40 Forum (CF40), the Euro50 Group and the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) jointly held a videoconference on the topic of Economic and Financial Impact of COVID-19: Policy Responses and Coordination. The conference brought together policymakers, academics and financial practitioners from China, North America and the EU to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, countries' responses and how to cope with it through global coordination.