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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
The long road to recovery that lies ahead for India's economy
- August 20, 2020by Sudipto Mundle - NCAER (India)
Loose monetary and fiscal policies can’t be sustained for long. Comprehensive structural reforms are needed to drive growth.
Phase V: COVID-19 Crisis Impact on RMG Wages and Employment and Role of Trade Unions – Media Tracking Report
- August 18, 2020by Iffat Jahan Antara, Samia Kalim Syed - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Media reports on the current situation of the RMG sector during the period 17 June – 25 July 2020.
Tourism Sector in Ecuador Challenges After COVID-19
- in Spanish - August 17, 2020Grupo FARO (Ecuador)
What measures can help mitigate the impact of the crisis and stimulate recovery?
Bangladesh’s GDP growth number does not hold water
- August 17, 2020by Fahmida Kathun - CPD (Bangladesh)
The impact of coronavirus on the economy is not reflected in the provisional estimates of GDP.
Webinar: Ecuador's macroeconomic perspectives and prospects
- in Spanish - August 14, 2020by Andrés Araúz, Mateo Villalba, María Caridad Ortiz, Jeannette Sánchez, Pablo Lucio Paredes - Grupo FARO (Ecuador)
What can be done in the country for the rest of 2020? What are the major issues that will need more attention?
Absorbing the COVID shock
- August 14, 2020by Prabir Kumar Ghosh, Sumit Kumar - NCAER (India)
Studies reveal households self-employed in agriculture or engaged in salaried jobs fared better those employed in informal sector.
Post pandemic BRI and Pakistan’s options
- August 12, 2020by Ayesha Ilyas - SDPI (Pakistan)
The pandemic has created uncertainty around the ongoing projects and the future prospects for infrastructure development.
Foreign trade in the context of the COVID-19
- in Spanish - August 11, 2020Grupo FARO (Ecuador)
The pandemic has had a direct negative impact on the prices of the country's export products and on foreign trade levels.
The right to work in the midst of the pandemic
- in Spanish - August 6, 2020ASIES (Guatemala)
The right to work cannot be considered in isolation from the rights at work, in particular the rights of workers.
Economic and Social Effects of the New Coronavirus Pandemic and the Prospects for Crisis Recovery
- in French - August 4, 2020by Moustapha Kasse - IPAR (Senegal)
Through structural transformation, citizen mobilization, and a far-sighted strategic vision, there is opportunity in the crisis.
Prospects for Building Fiscal Buffers to Manage Unprecedented Shocks in Nigeria
- August 3, 2020by Faiza Muntaka - CSEA (Nigeria)
Nigeria is facing a combined economic shock: the effects of the pandemic and an oil price crisis.
Challenges of the Paraguayan Economy
- in Spanish - July 30, 2020CADEP (Paraguay)
How will Paraguay's economy recover from the impact of the pandemic?
Powering Through the Pandemic: Will Covid-19 Reset India’s Approach to the Future of Electricity?
- July 30, 2020by Arvind Subramanian, Vandana Gombar, Ajay Shankar, Ashwini K. Swain, Navroz K. Dubash - CPR (India)
What is the future of India's electricity in a post-COVID-19 world?
COVID-19 AND INDIAN ECONOMY: AN UPDATE
- July 28, 2020by Pravakar Sahoo, Ashwani - IEG (India)
The stimulus measures so far address the basic needs of the majority and a few specific sectors but not the drivers of the growth.
Employment: the three dogmas of the old formality
- in Spanish - July 26, 2020by Hugo Ñopo - GRADE (Peru)
Labor incomes cover three-quarters of the budgets of Peruvian households. The best welfare policy is a better job market.