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The rapid spread of Covid-19 has been affecting economic and social conditions in Emerging Asia. Economic growth, which was already weakening before the outbreak, is facing significant pressure and may weaken further. A sharp decline in regional economic growth is expected in 2020. The pandemic...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has wide implications for the socio-economic fabric worldwide. In addition to health fears, citizens are facing a host of financial uncertainties stemming from the temporary closure of businesses, schools, public facilities and quarantines, as well as instability in the...
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introduced in most world economies to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Based on empirical simulations, it evaluates …
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COVID-19 has governments at all levels operating in a context of radical uncertainty. The regional and local impact of the COVID-19 crisis is highly heterogeneous, with significant implications for crisis management and policy responses. This paper takes an in-depth look at the territorial...
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Fragile contexts are beginning to be hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of these countries are insufficiently prepared to cope with the spread of the disease and its consequences across the multiple dimensions of fragility. The most vulnerable have difficulty in accessing hospitals and rely on...
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developments and the changes wrought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It examines the policy settings in the major …
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the characteristics that have affected the ability of firms, workers and consumers to maintain production, employment and …
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How Immigrants Contribute to Developing Countries' Economies is the result of a project carried out by the OECD Development Centre and the International Labour Organization, with support from the European Union. The report covers the ten partner countries: Argentina, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire,...
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Digital security risk is increasing as malicious actors take advantage of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic …. Coronavirus-related scams and phishing campaigns are on the rise. There are also cases of ransomware and distributed denial of … service (DDoS) attacks targeting hospitals. Individuals and businesses should exercise caution when they receive coronavirus …
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