The main background and rationale of this research paper is that while donors' scaled-up engagements in Fragility and Conflict-affected States (FCS) during the last decades were a resounding success in terms of official development resources devoted to FCS, the value for money compared to the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit sub-Saharan African economies hard, exacerbating debt and debt servicing cost issues that a range of countries in the region - including Ghana and Nigeria - already faced. This report examines the fiscal context in sub-Saharan Africa and the issues and options for...

After the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, the authorities have introduced a number of measures aimed at the business sector. Support has largely been given to the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic and measures to contain it. A considerable share of banks' loan customers in these sectors have...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the foundations of the economy and provoked devastating social effects in all the countries in the world, being Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) one of the most affected regions. This report updates the regional overview of the response measures...

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Es wird zurzeit viel über Schulschließungen, Abi-Prüfungen und Studierende im Digitalmodus gesprochen - wenig hört man zur Situation von Auszubildenden.

In der Klima- wie in der Corona-Krise geht es im Kern um Fragen der Generationengerechtigkeit.

Zur Bekämpfung der Pandemie werden Grundrechte eingeschränkt. Wie geeignet und verhältnismäßig ist das?

Fundamental rights are being restricted to combat the pandemic. Can we question these measures' appropriateness?