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Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind
World Bank Group - 2021
High risk that gender inequalities will widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women's and girls' accumulation … of human capital, economic empowerment, and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken. Women labor force … participation is concentrated in activities that are more sensitive to the crisis. Women are concentrated in sectors where they are …
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Acting Now to Protect the Human Capital of Our Children : The Costs of and Response to COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on the Education Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank Group - 2021
The sanitary and economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought about the most significant disruption in the history of the education sector in Latin America and the Caribbean region, leading to school closures at all levels and affecting over 170 million students throughout the region....
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The Status of Women in Lebanon : Assessing Women's Access to Economic Opportunities, Human Capital Accumulation and Agency
World Bank Group - 2021
This report provides an up-to-date, holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against the broader perspective … market underpinning all three dimensions. Specific challenges that refugee women and girls face are also covered and, where … data is available and relevant, the report discusses the impacts of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Based on the …
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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2021 : Adapting to the New Normal - A Protracted Pandemic and Ongoing Sanctions
World Bank Group - 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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Tunisia Economic Monitor, Summer 2020 : The COVID-19 Global Pandemic Shock
World Bank Group - 2020
impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic on the Tunisian economy and the second presents findings from a diagnostic of …
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Tajikistan Country Economic Update, Fall 2020 : Economic Slowdown Amid the Pandemic
World Bank Group - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant adverse impact on the Tajik economy. Real GDP growth slowed to 4.2 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2020, compared to 7.2 percent a year earlier. Restrictions on labor mobility and economic activity at home and abroad resulted in lower...
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Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2022 : Pandemic, War, Recession
World Bank Group - 2022
A sharp global growth slowdown and concerns about an impending global recession are weighing on commodity prices. Some energy prices remain elevated, however, amid geopolitical tensions and persistent supply disruptions. Brent crude oil prices are forecast to average $92/bbl in 2023 and ease to...
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Turkish Cypriot Economy, March 2021 : Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Path to Building Back Better
World Bank Group - 2021
The special topic of this edition of the Macroeconomic Monitoring report focuses on the TC administration's 'public' financial support to the agriculture sector. Due to the Turkish lira depreciation, the recent adverse climate conditions, and exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, the agriculture...
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Sierra Leone 2021 Economic Update : Welfare and Poverty Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic
World Bank Group - 2021
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Zimbabwe Economic Update, June 2021 : Overcoming Economic Challenges, Natural Disasters, and the Pandemic - Social and Economic Impacts
World Bank Group - 2021
; while 2020 and early 2021 coincided with a global Coronavirus pandemic that further dampened prospects at both global and …
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