Forbes This Forbes article discusses the efforts, resilience and trajectory of Qatar Airways in emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. It references a sharp uptick in annual revenues to QR52.3 billion ($14.4 billion). Article
Read MoreNational News According to money.co.uk’s study, Bahrain has been given the highest ranking in tourism recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at a 95% rate. This ranking indicated that the Gulf nation’s 2021 tourist numbers bounced almost all the way back to the 2019 level of 3.8 million. Article
Read MoreThe RAND Blog This article presents an overview of the Qatari experience in combating the coronavirus pandemic. It references Qatar’s strict contact tracking and tracing policy, the launching of a vaccination campaign in December 2020, and media campaigns that promote awareness of the importance of taking preventive measures and getting the vaccine as important steps…
Read MoreTECHNIUM This article examines the immediate and long-term impact of COVID-19 on various forms of energy consumption during confinement in Algeria. The author focus on the impact of COVID 19 on the energy consumption of electricity, gas, and water in the residential sector. Journal Article
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper examines the impact of the variation of the stringency of COVID-19 containment measures on firms’ performances. Findings indicate that tightening restrictions is associated with a decrease in sales. Working Paper
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper assesses the role of the COVID-19 outbreak in accelerating digital transformation in the Middle East and North Africa region. The analysis relied on micro data collected from 5,480 firms surveyed in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia. Working Paper
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper examines COVID-19 measures undertaken by the Egyptian authorities and the effect they had on employment, wages, income, and enterprises. Working Paper
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper explores how labor market outcomes for MENA workers have evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper uses the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Economic Research Forum (ERF) COVID-19 MENA Monitor phone surveys in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia to examine outcomes of employment, unemployment, and labor force…
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This policy brief shows how the COVID-19 outbreak impacted females’ employment, time-use, and work preferences in Egypt and how it increased the burden of domestic work and unpaid work imposed on women with children, through the restrictions, measures, and closure of daycares and schools. Article
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This working paper discusses the impact of job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on household income and food security in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. The authors show that laid-off workers have a higher propensity to consume their savings, get help from relatives, sell assets and borrow from family. Working Paper
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