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This chapter examines how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected financial development and financial inclusion in African countries. The study provides both broad perspectives and country-specific frameworks based on selected country cases studies. Some emphasis is placed on the achievement of...
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The study gives an overview of the socio-economic consequences and implications of the COVID- 19 outbreak in Africa …-economic crises in Africa could further degenerate. What remains salient is that the huge economic costs would be borne by regions …
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This exploratory study aims to assess Africa's lagging position in global heath in relation to some health care … infrastructure before critically examining the situation of Africa in the light of pressing Covid-19 healthcare infrastructural needs … analysis is provided to showcase which regions are leading in the health facilities in the world in general and Africa in …
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This study evaluates the economic impact of severe natural disasters in Africa using the generalized synthetic control …
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This paper measures the macroeconomic impact of recent political crisis, protest and uprisings in Africa with the …
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This research focuses on assessing how improving openness influences CO2 emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is based … promoting the green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. …
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This study assesses the incidence of the Covid-19 pandemic on poverty levels in 50 African countries by employing the PovcalNet computational tool for poverty monitoring. The empirical evidence is based on: (i) Pre Covid-19 macroeconomic projections of October 2019 and revised macroeconomic...
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The rampaging effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Africa is huge and have impacted almost every area of life … containment, risk analyses, structures and features of COVID-19 in high incidence African countries (Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt …
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The Covid-19 outbreak has led to extensive declines in international commodity prices. The outbreak as well as measures fashioned to contain it has been weighing down on global supply chains and commodity prices. The pandemic has been accompanied with unprecedented shock that has disrupted both...
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The Covid-19 pandemic has generated shocks that have caused economic fluctuations globally, calling for an understanding of the behaviour of macroeconomic variables. This study presents an early review of the macroeconomic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The aggregate supply and...
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