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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
COVID – 19 A Macroeconomic Management Plan Recommendations to the Government of Karnataka
- May 1, 2020PAC (India)
Data-based predictive analysis of the economic fiscal stress that the pandemic, and its after effects, will exert on the State.
India & the Coronavirus: How to protect and rebuild the economy
- April 30, 2020by Shekhar Shah, Neelkanth Mishra, Pranjul Bhandari, Samiran Chakraborty, Devendra K Pant - NCAER (India)
Urgent action and funding are needed to protect the most vulnerable whose lives have been deeply impacted by the pandemic.
Coping strategy needed for export sector to get back to business
- April 30, 2020by Mustafizur Rahman - CPD (Bangladesh)
The export sector has been particularly vulnerable due to the concerted attack from the demand and supply side.
Economic measure announcements and pandemic funding of COVID-19
- in Spanish - April 30, 2020FUSADES (El Salvador)
The more drastic the actions to stop the pandemic, the deeper the economic downturn will be.
Analysis: The Economics of Paying the COVID-19 Stimulus Package
- April 30, 2020by Meghna Paul - CPR (India)
Relief packages must stimulate pre-pandemic levels of spending, but this will not come free of risk for the future economy.
El Salvador and COVID-19: mathematical models, data and perspectives
- in Spanish - April 29, 2020by Helga Cuéllar-Marchelli, Oscar Picardo Joao, James Humberstone, Javier Cladellas, Óscar Luna, Roberto J. Vidrí - FUSADES (El Salvador)
Data, questions and perspectives on the relationship between economy and health as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flattening the Curve for the Poor: Understanding the Unseen Socio- Economic Groups
- April 29, 2020by Mohamed Munad - CEPA (Sri Lanka)
COVID-19 is highlighting complexities in the existing data on the spatial distribution of the poor in Sri Lanka.
Impact of COVID - 19 in Rural Areas of Andhra Pradesh and Government’s Response
- April 28, 2020by Sariyam Teja Krishna Chaithanya - CBGA (India)
Lockdown had a huge impact on rural and tribal people, whose main livelihood was daily wage labour or selling of local produce.
Printing money is not an option for Bangladesh
- April 26, 2020by Fahmida Kathun - CPD (Bangladesh)
How can Bangladesh generate liquidity?
Centre should use fiscal powers to ease state constraints
- April 25, 2020by Yamini Aiyar, Aditi Phadni - CPR (India)
The "do’s and don’ts" the government should keep in mind while planning for the future.
Opinion poll - April 2020
- in Spanish - April 25, 2020Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
An assessment of the relationship between the social, economic, political and digital factors of the pandemic in Peru.
COVID-19: What fiscal steps are needed to ensure food security
- April 25, 2020by Gurpreet Singh, Nilachala Acharya - CBGA (India)
Farmers are facing financial crunch at a time when the rabi crop is ready to be harvested and the kharif season is to soon start.
COVID 19 and the Informal Sector in Nigeria: The Socio-Economic Cost Implications
- April 24, 2020by Thelma Obiakor - CSEA (Nigeria)
Daily wage earners who depend on a physical location to generate income are affected the most and receive the least support.
The Widening Gap Between the Digital ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’ in the COVID-19 Reality
- April 24, 2020by Natasha Palansuriya - CEPA (Sri Lanka)
In Sri Lanka, the digital divide leaves only a minority able to carry out their day to day work.
Forum El Salvador at the time of COVID-19. Effects on economic development
- in Spanish - April 23, 2020FUNDAUNGO (El Salvador)
Analysis of the diverse negative impacts of the pandemic on the socio-economic development of El Salvador.