This third edition of the Zimbabwe Economic Update (ZEU) aims to provide both a current and historical background …; while 2020 and early 2021 coincided with a global Coronavirus pandemic that further dampened prospects at both global and …

Zimbabwe’s social policy response to Covid-19 unfolded in a context of enduring socioeconomic and political crises. Its … of Zimbabwe’s social policy response are noteworthy, it remained largely inadequate and temporary. …

Globaly the coronavirus has mostly negatively affected the demand and sales of companies. The virus was first detected … and closures which occurred just a few weeks into the crisis (Bartik, Bertrand, Cullen, Glaeser, 2020). In Zimbabwe many … highlight the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs performance in Harare, Zimbabwe …