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World Bank Group - 2020

After a period of rapid economic growth associated with high commodity prices, the region had entered a phase of lackluster performance. Recent developments, including a new oil price shock, and the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic will push the region into recession. Many countries are...

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Managing Risk and Facilitating Trade in the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Bank Group - 2020

Maintaining trade flows as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial in providing access to essential food and medical items and in limiting negative impacts on jobs and poverty. Some countries are closing border crossings and implementing protectionist measures such as...

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Do's and Don'ts of Trade Policy in the Response to COVID-19

World Bank Group - 2020

Experience from previous global and food crises provides some guidance for appropriate trade responses during the crisis and those that are likely to undermine effective national and global responses. However, the speed, scale and nature of this crisis are unprecedented which requires thinking...

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15 Ways to Support Young Children and Their Families in the COVID-19 Response

World Bank Group - 2020

As the global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic continues to unfold, young children will be especially vulnerable. World … interventions and mechanisms that will be part of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) response in every country. The report has three key … be prioritized in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) responses. We will reach young children by supporting parents and caregivers …

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Western Balkans Regular Economic Report, No. 17, Spring 2020 : The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19

Schiffbauer, Marc Tobias - 2020

on economic life to contain the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. In the first half of 2020, the world has seen explosive …

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The COVID-19 Pandemic : Shocks to Education and Policy Responses

World Bank Group - 2020

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was living a learning crisis. Before the pandemic, 258 million children and youth of primary- and secondary-school age were out of school. And low schooling quality meant many who were in school learned too little. The Learning Poverty rate in low-and...

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Protecting People and Economies : Integrated Policy Responses to COVID-19

World Bank Group - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a global health emergency and an unprecedented economic crisis of historic magnitude. Governments facing this threat are in uncharted territory, but three policy priorities addressed in this note are clear. Disease containment is a first-order concern to...

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Kenya Public Expenditure Review 2020 : Options for Fiscal Consolidation after the COVID-19 Crisis

World Bank Group - 2020

The objective of this public expenditure review (PER) is to provide the government with options for fiscal consolidation and support macroeconomic stability in the medium-term. This PER addresses the broad topic of expenditure efficiency and examines options for expenditure rationalization to...

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COVID-19 Revenue Administration Implications : Potential Tax Administration and Customs Measures to Respond to the Crisis

World Bank Group - 2020

approaches to dealing with Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), with a focus on revenue administrations. It presents the governance and …

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COVID-19 Impact Monitoring : Nigeria, Round 2

World Bank Group - 2020

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and its economic and social effects on households have created an urgent need for … society. To monitor how the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is affecting the economy and people of Nigeria and to inform … the Nigeria COVID-19 (Coronavirus) National Longitudinal Phone Survey (COVID-19 NLPS). This brief presents findings from …

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