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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
II Business Survey of the Economic Impact to the Tourism Sector
- in Spanish - May 20, 2020ASIES (Guatemala)
87% of companies in the sector consider that COVID-19 has impacted their turnover by more than half.
The Effects of COVID-19 on the Marketing of Horticultural Products in Senegal
- in French - May 20, 2020by Cheikh Oumar Ba, Ibrahima Hathie, Alassane Samba Diop, Nadjirou Sall, Amadou Abdoul Sy, Macoumba Diouf, Maïmouna Sambou, Serigne Mboup, Maguette Diop - IPAR (Senegal)
A multi-stakeholder dialogue on how to strengthen the resilience of agricultural producers and rural populations.
Coronavirus relief package: Covid agri-reforms are half-baked
- May 20, 2020by Sanjib Pohit - NCAER (India)
What is certain is that in the present crisis, private investment is unlikely to flow for capacity building in agri-infrastructure.
Webinar #6 Virtual public forum on Effects of COVID 19 on Growth, Revenues, and Employment in Kenya (Economic Growth)
- May 19, 2020by Kwame Owino, Leo Kipkogei Kemboi - IEA (Kenya)
What have been the urgent policy responses for a quick rebound of the Kenyan economy?
Will Uganda produce first oil by 2023?
- May 18, 2020by Daniel Abowe - ACODE (Uganda)
The negative impacts of the pandemic are seriously decreasing Uganda’s prediction of beginning oil production by 2023.
Summary Brief: COVID-19 Impact on RMG Sector and the Financial Stimulus Package: Trade Union Responses
- May 18, 2020by Maheen Sultan, Shanawez Hossain, Mohammad Sirajul Islam, Kabita Chowdhury, Sayada Jannatun Naim, Farah Huque - BIGD (Bangladesh)
In-depth qualitative interviews with 20 trade union leaders of different political affiliations were conducted for this study.
COVID-19: Could the fear of infection from bank notes hasten the replacement of cash with digital transactions?
- May 18, 2020by Fiona Okadia - IEA (Kenya)
The cost of physical money is now greater than that of mobile money.
MEF has not yet issued a financial inclusion plan despite the urgent need to bring more vulnerable people into the banking system
- in Spanish - May 18, 2020by Carolina Trivelli - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has not yet issued a multisectoral strategic plan to achieve financial inclusion.
Indian states are short of money. They need help
- May 17, 2020by Avani Kapur, Udit Ranjan - CPR (India)
Changes of the past six years had put their finances in a precarious position. The current measures aren’t enough.
This Time (It) Is Different: Deficit Monetization during an Epidemic is not Fiscal Profligacy
- May 15, 2020by Sabyasachi Kar, Siddharth Naidu - IEG (India)
this crisis will need fiscal dominance to make a comeback and monetary policy will have to play a supportive role.
Quarterly Review of the Economy, 2020:1Q in Coronavirus times
- May 15, 2020by Sudipto Mundle, Bornali Bhandari, Anil Kumar Sharma, Saurabh Bandyopadhyay, Ajaya Kumar Sahu, Prerna Prabhakar, Pallavi Choudhuri, Poonam Munjal, Sanjib Pohit, Devender Pratap, Rudrani Bhattacharya, N R Bhanumurthy - NCAER (India)
An early analysis of how the recovery package could help steer the economy to recovery and to positive but modest growth.
India's Deficit Monetization Dilemma and a Solution: A Revamped Budget
- May 15, 2020by Sabyasachi Kar, Siddharth Naidu - IEG (India)
State support to the health sector, poor and vulnerable citizens, small firms and the economy, will be necessary over 2020-21.
NCAER Coronavirus Briefing VII
- May 15, 2020by Shekhar Shah, Sudipto Mundle, Bornali Bhandari, N R Bhanumurthy, Usha Thorat - NCAER (India)
Macroeconomic policy and growth scenarios that may result from policy choices to steer India out of the current crisis.
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Artisinal Fishing in Senegal
- in French - May 15, 2020by Rougyatou Ka - IPAR (Senegal)
The artisanal fishing sector plays a strategic role in the national economy and the socio-economic stability of coastal communities.
Local economic recovery program
- in Spanish - May 15, 2020ASIES (Guatemala)
The pandemic has affected municipal economic life in Guatemala. What actions should the government take?