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Financial inclusion of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) during the Covid-19 pandemic
by Justine Luwedde - EPRC (Uganda) - October 19, 2020
The risks associated with COVID-19 have aggravated the credit and liquidity limitations among MSMEs in Uganda
Numbers on the Edge: Assessing India's Fiscal Response to COVID-19
- June 5, 2020CBGA (India)
An analysis of India’s fiscal response to the ongoing crisis, taking into account the important measures announced by the Centre.
Coping With COVID-19: The Case of Bangladesh
- June 4, 2020by S. R. Osmani - BIGD (Bangladesh)
The only way to minimise the economic cost of the pandemic is to put in place a strong system of public health support.
Second virtual conference of SV Latin American think tanks on COVID-19
- in Spanish - June 3, 2020by Beatriz Muriel, Pablo Hurtado, Luis Mauricio Torres, Ana Patricia Muñoz, Oswaldo Molina, Manuel Cotado, Natalia Aquilino, Dolores Martínez, Daniela Vilar, Carolina Tchintian, Ricardo Fort, Paloma Acevedo, Manuel Dammert-Guardia, Norma Correa - Southern Voice
In a joint initiative with On Think Tanks, Southern Voice organized its second virtual conference on COVID-19 in Latin America.
Phase III: COVID-19 Crisis Impact on RMG Wages and Employment and Role of Trade Unions – Media Tracking Report
- June 3, 2020by Iffat Jahan Antara - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Media reports on the current situation of the RMG sector during the period 10 – 30 May 2020.
Food security amid COVID-19: Money can never be a substitute for food
- June 3, 2020by Abid Qaiyum Suleri - SDPI (Pakistan)
Developing countries cannot afford to be complacent about the need for both food security and food safety.
A window of opportunity for sustainability transition in Pakistan amid COVID-19
- June 1, 2020by Ayesha Qaisrani, Vaqar Ahmed - SDPI (Pakistan)
Not undermining the challenges posed by COVID-19, there is an opportunity at hand to reconsider and reorient development priorities for a sustainability transition.
Import Substitution as an Economic Response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
- June 1, 2020by Susan Kavuma - ACODE (Uganda)
The lack of sufficient supply of required medical equipment caused countries to identify home grown solutions to the problem.
The Coronavirus Pandemic: How is the pandemic shifting labour-capital relations?
- June 1, 2020by Yamini Aiyar, K R Shyam Sundar - CPR (India)
The evolution of labour laws in India, their inherent flaws and how they fail to protect vulnerable workers.
The accounts of the Argentine National Public Administration at the time of Covid-19
- in Spanish - June 1, 2020by José Gasparin - CIPPEC (Argentina)
Argentina's fiscal problems are not new, but in the current crisis they have accentuated and become more visible.
How the USD 491.5 Million IMF Loan to Uganda will be Utilized
- June 1, 2020by Clara Mira - ACODE (Uganda)
The loan is expected to contribute to maintaining macroeconomic stability which is essential to protect the poor.
Next budget should stress social safety, health
- May 31, 2020by Fahmida Kathun, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Mustafizur Rahman, Towfiqul Islam Khan - CPD (Bangladesh)
Vulnerable groups are still not adequately protected under social safety net programmes.
Policy vs. Paranoia: India’s Budgetary Response to COVID-19
- May 29, 2020by Asadullah, Malini Chakravarty, A. K. Singh, Anjali Bhardwaj, Basanti Nayak, Beena Pallical, Hilda Grace, Monisha Behl, Nesar Ahmad, Praveen Jha, Ravi Duggal, Yogesh Kumar - CBGA (India)
Outcome document discussing India's fiscal policy response to COVID-19.
An Effective and Socially Inclusive Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Honduras
- in Spanish - May 28, 2020by Joel Aleman - FOSDEH (Honduras)
Socio-economic life will have to abandon the belief in "automatic balances" provided by the market economy.
Access to bank accounts can save millions of lives, but it's not enough
- in Spanish - May 28, 2020Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
It is not enough to promote access if it is not accompanied by relevant financial education to make better use of financial products.
FUNDAUNGO analyzes the effects of COVID-19 on remittances to Central America
- in Spanish - May 28, 2020by Ricardo Córdova, Manuel Orozco - FUNDAUNGO (El Salvador)
In El Salvador, remittances represent 20% of the GDP.