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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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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2021 : Adapting to the New Normal - A Protracted Pandemic and Ongoing Sanctions
World Bank - 2021
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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Optimal devaluations
Hevia, Constantino - 2009
"According to the conventional wisdom, when an economy enters a recession and nominal prices adjust slowly, the monetary authority should devalue the domestic currency to make the recession less severe. The reason is that a devaluation of the currency lowers the relative price of non-tradable...
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Government Financial Reporting in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic
World Bank - 2020
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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Central African Republic Economic Update, October 2020 : The Central African Republic in Times of COVID-19 - Diversifying the Economy to Build Resilience and Foster Growth
World Bank - 2020
The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) grew at a slower pace in 2019 compared to 2018. Still, it grew at 3.1 percent, year-onyear, in 2019, above the average of regional peers (1.6 percent) and countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) (2.7 percent). Despite...
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Kenya Economic Update, November 2020 : Navigating the Pandemic
World Bank - 2020
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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Monitoring COVID-19 Impacts on Households in Vietnam, Report No. 2 : Round 2 Results Snapshot
World Bank - 2020
To monitor the social and economic effects on households during the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank is conducting High-Frequency Phone Surveys of Households in Vietnam. These monitoring data help generate insights on household well-being amidst this dynamic period and highlight the effects on...
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Women Endure COVID-19 Unequally to Men
World Bank - 2020
The adverse impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is being disproportionately borne by women, further … responsibilities, women have been disproportionately affected by the secondary impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Women … enduring Coronavirus (COVID-19) disproportionately worse than men, both in household and firm settings and they take on the …
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Papua New Guinea High Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 : Results from Round 1
World Bank - 2020
resource sector into better opportunities and services for PNG's largely poor and rural populations. The Coronavirus (COVID-19 … socioeconomic implications of the coronavirus pandemic for Papua New Guinea. Data is needed to inform the policy response to the … coronavirus crisis. To monitor and assess the socio-economic impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Papua New Guinea, five rounds of …
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Solomon Islands High Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 : Results from Round 1
World Bank - 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to limit the possible spread of undiagnosed cases, beginning March 27, the government enacted a series … of emergency measures under the State of Public Emergency (SoPE). Coronavirus (COVID-19) response measures, both … to understand the socioeconomic implications of the coronavirus pandemic for the Solomon Islands. The objective of this …
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