Algerian Scientific Journal Platform This article studies the interaction between COVID-19 pandemic and the informal economy and its impact on the Algerian economy using SIR epidemiologic model. Journal Article
Read MoreUN ESCWA This report studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer expenditure, GDP per capita and poverty markers in Lebanon. Report
Read MoreInternational Monetary Fund This article reports on the five charts that help tell the story of COVID-19’s economic impact on the region. Article
Read MoreFood and Agriculture Organization This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on food and agriculture, inflation rates and displacement in Sudan. Report
Read MoreInternational Labour Organization This press release presents a rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on households and enterprises in Iraq and highlights the devastating effects of the pandemic on vulnerable workers and their households and small-scale businesses. Article
Read MoreFriedrich-Ebert-Stiftung This report addresses the main potential economic and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria in light of the current economic crisis and the ongoing conflict. Report
Read MoreWorld Bank This article reflects on the Morocco Economic Monitor issue which includes a chapter on Morocco’s economic outlook in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consecutive economic crisis it generated. Article
Read MoreWorld Bank This article reports on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan, further exacerbating already existing issues like youth and women unemployment rates, lack of adequate childcare services, poor public transportation conditions, and gender-related wage gaps. Article
Read MoreWashington Institute This article reflects on the Tunisian government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the limits to its ability to manage the crisis, while demonstrating signs of falling back on the policies implemented. Article
Read MoreWorld Development This article reports on the vulnerability of the Palestinian coastal enclave in Gaza to the COVID-19 outbreak due to the multiplicity of existing development challenges that have resulted from an ongoing Israeli and Egyptian-imposed blockade. Journal Article
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