"Analyzes different dimensions of past financial and economic crises from the perspective of Asian countries. It examines a number of diverse crisis-relevant themes, ranging from sovereign debt to central bank responses to financial safety nets. Drawing on concrete and specific lessons from past...

Covid-19 has exacerbated economic and social vulnerabilities across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There is a risk that growth could be lower for longer, with a setback to development. Post-pandemic reforms thus become even more important, especially with constrained scope for fiscal and monetary...