Economy

COVID-19, Economic Problems, and Family Relationships in Eight Middle East and North African Countries

April 29, 2022 MENA REGION

Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Sciences This article assesses the reported family relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic and the association between these relationships and individual, interpersonal, and country-level income in eight Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. Family relationships improved or remained unchanged for those who tested positive for COVID-19 and did not improve…

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Iraq Pulse: Unrest amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 19, 2022 Iraq

Arab Barometer This article describes the results of surveying Iraqi attitudes vis-à-vis living conditions and other metrics amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of this survey display public discontent over political life, dissatisfaction with education and health systems and economic performances, and concerns about civil liberties. Article

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Health Economic Burden of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

April 13, 2022 Saudi Arabia

medRxiv This working paper provides real-world data on the health economic burden of COVID-19 on the Saudi health sector and assesses the direct medical costs associated with the management of COVID-19. Working Paper

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Reality Check : Forecasting Growth in the Middle East and North Africa in Times of Uncertainty

April 11, 2022 MENA REGION

World Bank This World Bank report projects an uncertain and uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the MENA region. Report

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Reality Check : Forecasting Growth in the Middle East and North Africa in Times of Uncertainty [Arabic]

April 11, 2022 MENA REGION

World Bank This World Bank report projects an uncertain and uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the MENA region. Report

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Egyptian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises’ Battle against COVID-19 Pandemic: March – July 202

April 11, 2022 Egypt

Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences This article investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on small- and medium-sized enterprises in Egypt and how they reacted to the outbreak. It suggests that practical measurements should not only provide first aid to start-ups by alleviating the pressure caused by constrained cash flow but also consider…

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An Appraisal of the Early Impact of COVID-19 on Affordable Housing Finance in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030

April 8, 2022 Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation This study examines the relevance of affordable housing, the perceived impact of COVID-19 on affordable housing and proffered measures to promote affordable housing finance in Vision 2030 in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Modeling COVID-19 Effects on SDGs Using System Dynamics in Egypt

April 5, 2022 Egypt

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research To address the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a thorough examination of the pandemic’s influence on four SDGs in Egypt is presented in a system dynamic model. The model predicts declining poverty, decreasing percentage of food insecurity, rising growth rates, and declining GHG emissions….

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Data Innovation in Response to COVID-19 in Somalia: Application of a Syndromic Case Definition and Rapid Mortality Assessment Method

April 4, 2022 Somalia

Global Health Action This article aims to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on beneficiaries of a long-term cash transfer program in Somalia and assess the utility of a syndromic score case definition and rapid mortality surveillance tool. Journal Article

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Regulatory Measures and Priorities in Response in Oman to the COVID19 Pandemic

April 1, 2022 Oman

Electrochemical Society Transactions This article discusses how the Omani authorities have considered adopting emergency measures to assist residents in managing their work and care, to strengthen and expand income support measures, to broaden support for SMEs and self-employed people and to improve measures for health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oman. Journal Article

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