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podcastMEF 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.
Should Bangladesh defer LDC graduation?
- May 18, 2020by Debapriya Bhattacharya, Fareha Raida Islam - CPD (Bangladesh)
Due to the pandemic, Bangladesh is likely to deteriorate on all indicators of graduation criteria, which is set for 2024.
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.
The future of politics after Covid-19
- in Spanish - May 16, 2020by Julia Pomares - CIPPEC (Argentina)
As the world enters a “Silicon Valley” model of capitalism, COVID-19 seems to be a powerful accelerator of existing trends.
Education: the two lessons (for now) from the pandemic
- in Spanish - May 16, 2020by Esteban Torre, Alejandra Cardini - CIPPEC (Argentina)
While remote learning is proving to be a challenge, there are significant opportunities that shouldn't be addressed in isolation.
Social distancing in Pakistan: Estimates for lives it can save under different scenarios and dollar value of the saved lives
- May 15, 2020by Azad Haider, Sajid Amin Javed - SDPI (Pakistan)
Age specific Infection Fatality Rate from China to make projections of possible deaths with and without social distancing.
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.
This Pandemic Should Help the Govt Acknowledge the Crucial Role NGOs Play
- May 15, 2020by Asadullah - CBGA (India)
Modi called on NGOs to help by providing basic necessities and assisting with awareness campaigns.
Why gender matters in Uganda’s response to COVID-19 Pandemic
- May 15, 2020by Regean Mugume - EPRC (Uganda)
New social and economic measures risk exacerbating gender inequalities and wiping out decades of gains in women’s empowerment.
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?
COVID-19: Risk-Control Measures Threaten To Deepen Nigeria’s Education Crisis
- May 14, 2020by Thelma Obiakor, Adedeji Adeniran - CSEA (Nigeria)
The pandemic has disrupted the landscape of learning by limiting how students can access education across the country.