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measures put in place to ensure continuity of learning. These include the Survey of Ministries of Education on National … available on how students' learning is being affected by the disruptions caused by the pandemic or on the impact of education … simulations of potential learning losses due to COVID-19 and exploration of their longer-term implications. The analysis is based …
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This brief summarizes the state of student learning outcomes in Myanmar before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and … presents retrospective estimates of the losses in learning and future earnings of students resulting from the disruptions … caused by the pandemic and the military coup of February 1, 2021. It shows that Myanmar had been facing a learning crisis …
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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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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 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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Iran's economy is gradually recovering following a lost decade (2011-2020) of negligible economic growth. Less stringent COVID-19 restrictions, adaptation to the new normal - reflected in a recovery in consumption, and more favorable oil sector conditions have driven a four-quarter rebound after...
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The economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak has an unprecedented impact on public finances. Governments are … sharply down. Communicating the financial consequences of Coronavirus (COVID-19) to all stakeholders in a timely manner is …
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Kenya's economy has been hit hard by COVID-19, severely affecting incomes and jobs. The economy has been exposed through the dampening effects on domestic activity of the containment measures and behavioral responses, and through trade and travel disruption (affecting key foreign currency...
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In 2020, the World Bank projected that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could push more than hundred million people …
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Central Asia has made much progress in public health and animal health in the last 20 years but was as unprepared as 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...
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