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podcastEconomic Vulnerability in Uganda's Oil and Gas Sector amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
- August 25, 2020by Joseph Mukasa Ngubwagye - ACODE (Uganda)
Uganda’s oil sector is still at the development stage. The country is thus more concerned about the future than current oil prices.
The Impact of Coronavirus on Uganda's Economy and Government Policy Responses
- August 25, 2020by Keith Muhakanizi - ACODE (Uganda)
Estimates indicate that economic growth slowed to 3.1% during FY2019/20 down from pre-pandemic projections of 6%.
Mitigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Uganda’s Economy: Vulnerability perspective
- August 25, 2020by Susan Kavuma - ACODE (Uganda)
It is the right time for Uganda to think of designing an inclusive social protection scheme.
Reimagining India’s welfare toolkit
- August 24, 2020by Yamini Aiyar - CPR (India)
It is the State’s stubborn refusal to respond generously and effectively to the crisis it confronts that remains the biggest hurdle.
“Building back better”: Uganda’s green economic recovery post COVID-19
- August 24, 2020by Barbara Ntambirweki - ACODE (Uganda)
The current situation presents an unparalleled opportunity to align COVID-19 recovery to environmental fiscal reform goals.
Strengthening International Cooperation in the time COVID-19: A Perspective on African- China Relation
- August 24, 2020by Adedeji Adeniran, Chukwuka Onyekwenya - CSEA (Nigeria)
The Africa-China relation is built on the principle of mutual benefits, non-conditionality and horizontality and equality.
Homicide and crime are reduced during pandemic by Covid
- in Spanish - August 24, 2020ASIES (Guatemala)
1,425 homicides have been reported this year so far across the country. 778 fewer than last year.
Abandonment has a face and consequences
- in Spanish - August 24, 2020by Joel Aleman, Carmen Gálvez, Blanca Stephanie Elvir Ponce, Emma Velásquez - FOSDEH (Honduras)
Indigenous organizations and social groups are warning of a possible COVID-19 generated ethnocide in Latin America.
Phase VI: COVID 19 Crisis Impact on RMG wages and employment and Role of Trade Unions – Media Tracking Report
- August 24, 2020by Iffat Jahan Antara, Samia Kalim Syed - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Media reports on the current situation of the RMG sector during the period between 25 July – 15 August 2020.
Employment in Times of Pandemic
- in Spanish - August 24, 2020Grupo FARO (Ecuador)
It was reported that in May - June 2020, only 17 of every 100 people have an adequate job.
Covid-19 and the resilience of our household economy
- August 20, 2020by Prabir Kumar Ghosh, Sumit Kumar - NCAER (India)
79% households reported a fall in income with 29% of them left with literally no source of income.
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.
India as the Engine of Recovery for South Asia: a Multi-Sectoral Plan for India’s Covid-19 Diplomacy in the Region
- August 19, 2020by Shyam Saran, Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Nimmi Kurian, Sandeep Bhardwaj - CPR (India)
Action plan for India’s Covid-19 role in the region, covering critical areas of health, food security, ecology, trade and finance.
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.
COVID-19 and Change in Global Political Order
- August 17, 2020by Fatemeh Kamali-Chirani, Imran Saqib Khalid - SDPI (Pakistan)
The pandemic is changing the ways and instruments that businesses, states, international and regional organizations develop.