Derasat This article from the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies “Derasat” reflects on the results of an opinion poll to study how COVID-19 impacted summer travels in 2022. Article
Read MoreDerasat This article from the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies “Derasat” reflects on the results of an opinion poll to study how COVID-19 impacted summer travels in 2022. Article
Read MoreFrontiers in Environmental Science This article examines how contingencies disrupt existing theoretical models and their implications for the post-COVID-19 era for online purchases. Journal Article
Read MoreSPARK This article reflects on SPARK’s extension of the Tadamon program to Libya with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) to support medium, small, and micro enterprises in order to create job opportunities. The article assesses the resilience of businesses in Libya, and provides further resilience designs. Article
Read MoreOECD This report reflects on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on MENA countries and the potential changes it may bring to their reform agendas. It addresses the ongoing effects of the crisis and the long-term consequences and identifies emerging new trends. Report
Read MoreOSF-Center for Open Science This article surveys the opinions of a sample of bank clients operating in the Omani banking sector regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the client’s behavioral intentions in adopting smartphone banking techniques and their sustainability use after the crisis. Article
Read MoreCare Evaluations This report studies how the COVID-19 pandemic affected gender equality and food security in the MENA region. The regional focus of the study identified key themes, challenges, and norms across multiple contexts in the Arab region, while highlighting specific findings for Iraq and the Sudan. Report
Read MoreLecture Notes in Networks and Systems This article studies a sample of 6 companies from the banking sector in Palestine to shed light on the Palestinian stock exchange before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreBloomberg This Bloomberg article reports on the indiscriminate economic havoc that has risen in Kuwait two years after price control was applied to freeze food costs during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. Article
Read MoreJournal of Accounting in Emerging Economies This article reports on the findings of a study examining the effect of COVID-19 on audit fees after its huge impact on companies’ financial statements in Oman. Journal Article
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