Economic Research Forum This working paper analyzes how the outbreak of COVID-19 in the MENA region affected the accelerating digital transformation in business firms. The results demonstrate a strong association between the pandemic outbreak and digitization. They also show that the firms operating in the service sector were more likely to adopt digital solutions. Working…
Read MoreInternational Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics This article delineates the factors that influenced the purchasing habits of Moroccans during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigates the way Instagram specifically shaped these behaviors. Journal Article
Read MoreKing Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center This article assesses the behavioral shift and trend break in remittance outflows from Saudi Arabia which is ranked among the top 5 countries in remittance worldwide. It contextualizes the change within the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreSouth Asian Journal of Experimental Biology This article sheds light on the Algerian population’s food habits during the pandemic through an observational and descriptive epidemiological study conducted on 640 individuals. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth This article examines the social protection responses and strategies adopted by Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and UAE in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond merely stating the different policies, this paper focuses closely on the level of equity and real impact of these protective responses on different factions of society,…
Read MoreFrontiers in Psychology This article aims to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic growth and the impact of institutional management and education on Vocational Education and Training schools in Oman. Journal Article
Read MoreEthics, Medicine and Public Health This article reviews the impact of the economic crisis in Lebanon and the pandemic’s effect on health and healthcare. The study looked at measures such as food insecurity, water shortages, hospital and medication crises, labor force issues, and electricity and fuel shortages. Journal Article
Read MoreDisplacement Tracking Matrix This report examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on various aspects of migrants’ life in Sudan. Report
Read MoreUS News Emirates Airlines plans to use profits from this fiscal year to pay back Dubai for a part of the 4 billion dollars with which the Emirate has supported the corporation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Article
Read MoreWorld Bank This World Bank blog-post discusses the COVID-19 related sections of the Somalia Economic Update report. Article
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