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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted economic activity worldwide, hurting firms and pushing them toward … pandemic, while using credit to remain alive until the crisis subdues. Fourth, the existing legal and regulatory infrastructure … is ill-equipped to deal with an exogenous systemic shock such as this pandemic. Financial sector policies can help …
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The size of the economic shocks triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of the associated non … over the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis relies on high-frequency proxies, such as daily electricity … consumption, nitrogen dioxide emission, and mobility records, to trace the economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, and …
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pandemic and provides evidence on the effects of different reopening trajectories and their timing and speed on economic … compared with the countries that rushed into lifting the restrictive measures before the pandemic was under control. Postponing … lifting the restrictions until after the pandemic's peak was reached has a positive impact on economic activity. Governance …
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initial shock due to the pandemic under the assumption that products that are more labor intensive in production are more … pandemic, the global export supply of food could decrease between 6 and 20 percent and global prices increase between 2 and 6 …
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Protecting healthcare workers and patients is critical to reduce the spread of the disease. In this brief we highlight three urgent actions : Distribution of infection prevention and control (IPC) policies and guidelines to all health facilities; Manufacturing and distribution of IPC supplies to...
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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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Countries in Africa should strive to maintain trade flows during the crisis to secure access to medical goods and services, and food and other essential items such as farm inputs. This requires keeping borders open to the largest extent possible and avoiding measures such as export bans or...
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed a heavy toll on economies worldwide, nearly halting economic activity … creditors could be broken. Hibernation could slow the economy until the pandemic is brought under control and preserve those … likely to survive. Financing could help cover firms' reduced operational costs until the pandemic subdues. But financial …
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Experiences from previous pandemics and large-scale shocks show that these crises often affect men and women differently. Specifically, the effectiveness of policy actions and the prevention of costly reversals in the progress achieved towards greater gender equality will crucially depend on how...
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Maintaining trade flows as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial in providing access to … in the COVID-19 Pandemic which provides recommendations to governments in maintaining the supply chain that are … facilitating the trade of critically needed commodities during the COVID-19 pandemic and protecting workers at ports, terminals and …
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