Economy

Impact of COVID-19 on Livestock Exports From Somalia and the Horn of Africa

Enterprise Development & Microfinance This paper provides recommendations which could inform strategic planning, humanitarian aid, and resilience building for the livestock value chain in Somalia and the Horn of Africa in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Moroccan Stock Market

Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics This article studies and analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Moroccan stock market and shows to what extent the containment decisions have negatively impacted its performance. Journal Article

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Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of COVID-19 Across Oman: A Geospatial Modelling Approach

Geospatial Health This study promotes the current understanding of the demographic and socioeconomic variables impacting the spatial patterns of COVID-19 in Oman. Journal Article

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Egypt Beyond COVID 19, The Best And The Worst-Case Scenarios

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues This paper projects future trajectories for Egypt with a specific emphasis on using foresighting tools while highlighting the best-case and worst-case scenarios for Egypt in the post-COVID-19 world. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Socio-Economic Impact Assessment

Puntland Statistics Department, Puntland State of Somalia This report aims to understand the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in Somalia to inform decisionmakers and enable them to produce effective and appropriate strategies to mitigate the potential social and economic consequences of the crisis. Report

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Coping with COVID-19’s cost: The Example of Morocco

Brookings Institution This article reports on Morocco’s experience in addressing the economic fallout from COVID-19 which illustrates many of the economic challenges that middle-income countries are facing and the fiscal limitations they confront. Article

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Policy Research Working Paper 9503: Impacts of COVID-19 on Household Welfare in Tunisia (December 2020)

World Bank This report features an analysis by the World Bank addressing the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Tunisia’s poor households. It shows that the pandemic is likely to reverse recent gains in poverty reduction. Report

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Mainstreaming the Impacts of COVID-19 and Health Co-Benefits in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Actions in the State of Palestine to Accelerate Access to Climate Finance

Green Climate Fund This report addresses the needs of Palestine for an operational National Digital Climate Change Platform and a climate change portfolio of existing and new projects taking into account the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Report

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How the Explosion in Beirut has Impacted Lebanon’s COVID-19 Response

Borgen Magazine This article reports on the overarching impact of the Beirut explosion, COVID-19 response efforts, mismanagement, and negligence of Lebanon’s political class. Article

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The Pandemic’s Ripple Effects Are Among Libya’s Many Miseries

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace This article covers how the COVID-19 pandemic has rippled across Libya’s overlapping afflictions of civil war, political divisions, economic collapse, and humanitarian suffering. Article

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