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COVID-19 in South Asia : An Unequal Shock, An Uncertain Recovery - Findings on Labor Market Impacts from Round 1 of the SAR COVID Phone Monitoring Surveys
World Bank - 2022
All countries across South Asia, faced with the rising risks of COVID-19 infection rates, implemented severe economic lockdowns in early 2020 with varying frequencies and time periods. While the exact nature and duration of these lockdowns varied across countries in the South Asia Region (SAR),...
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WBG COVID-19 Crisis Response Operational Update : Delivering on the WBG Twin Goals in an Era of Compounding Crises
World Bank - 2022
This note provides an update on the WBG's COVID-19 Crisis Response, outlined in June 2020 to help developing countries address the impacts of the pandemic while maintaining a line of sight to long-term development goals. It comprises five short sections: (I) the impacts of COVID-19 and...
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Russia Economic Report, No. 46, December 2021 : Amidst Strong Economic Recovery, Risks Stemming from COVID-19 and Inflation Build
World Bank - 2021
and elevated inflation. Globally, environmental sustainability is becoming central to the economic agenda. The challenge …
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Assessment of Firms' Financial Resilience against Pandemic and Disaster Shocks in Albania
World Bank - 2021
Over the period 2019-21, Albania had to confront dual shocks: the 2019 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic. Both had sizable impacts on the country's economy. The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on an economy already affected by the earthquake in 2019. Key sectors were put in lockdown in...
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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2021 : Adapting to the New Normal - A Protracted Pandemic and Ongoing Sanctions
World Bank - 2021
to ongoing US sanctions, have led to exchange rate volatility and a surge in inflation. The economic rebound has also … been predominantly jobless which coupled with high inflation has translated to declining household welfare, especially …
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Preparing for the Next Crisis : Establishing a Vulnerability and Shock Monitoring and Response System in Indonesia
World Bank - 2013
a long-term Vulnerability and Shock Monitoring and Response System (VSMRS). The CMRS covered the whole country, which …
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Municipal Finance
World Bank - 2021
City local governments have been facing multiple challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic to secure adequate financial resources for response and recovery. This report assesses the impact of the pandemic on local governments' financial situations through cross-country analysis and comparison....
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and African Aviation : Policy Note
World Bank - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing an existential threat to the air transport sector globally, including in Africa. Due to sustained and significant loss of revenue coupled with the presence of several fixed and quasi-fixed inputs in this sector, the survival of carriers is questionable in the...
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East Asia and Pacific Update, April 2009 : Battling the Forces of Global Recession
World Bank - 2013
Developing East Asia is battling the forces of global recession. The impact of the crisis in the advanced countries was transmitted to the economies of the region with unusual speed. In the region, the initial global financial turbulence was marked by sudden reversals of capital flows in the...
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Protecting Food Systems, Preventing Future Pandemics
World Bank - 2023
other regions in the world to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The region also faces challenges from other emerging … diseases, re-emerging diseases, and climate change. Since 2020, the Central Asian regional economies, as the rest of the world … security and achieving gains in development. The World Bank has been actively engaged in Central Asia for over two decades and …
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