UNDP Kuwait Response to Covid-19
UNDP This article details UNDP’s plan to tackle the implications of COVID-19 on national development, migrant workers, and gender-related dimensions in Kuwait. Article
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19): Morocco Interrupting the Transmission by Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics Effort
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations This article examines the impact of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 in Morocco. It demonstrates that the various measures adopted by Morocco can be a suitable model for other developing countries. Journal Article
Read MoreSaudi Tourism Sector Could See 35%-45% Decline this Year on Coronavirus
Reuters This article reports on the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia. Article
Read MoreThe Impact of COVID-19 on the Banking Sector of Saudi Arabia
KPMG This report discusses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the banking sector in Saudi Arabia. Report
Read MoreCoronavirus in Morocco: Economic and Social Implications
Washington Institute for Near East Policy This article analyzes the economic and social challenges the COVID-19 outbreak posed to Morocco, as well as the government’s responses to these challenges. Article
Read MoreCoronavirus in Morocco Opens Possibilities for New Social Contracts
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace This article examines the measures taken by the Moroccan government to tackle the multilayered challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on the unsustainability of certain policies aggravating social precarity. Article
Read MoreIMF Executive Board Approves US$12 Million in Emergency Assistance to the Union of the Comoros to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
International Monetary Fund This article reports on the IMF’s emergency assistance to Comoros to help it meet the urgent balance of payment needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, help catalyze development partner support, and address imminent health system needs. Article
Read MoreFighting COVID-19 Deepens Iraq’s Humanitarian Crisis
UNICEF This article is an essay detailing the pre-existing humanitarian crisis in Iraq and the ways in which it was worsened by COVID-19. Article
Read MoreCOVID in the Maghreb: Responses and Impacts
Project on Middle East Political Science This working paper analyzes the impact of the pandemic on Maghreb countries’ economic performance and political situation as well as offer predictions on how that impact will change over time. Working Paper
Read MoreThe COVID-19 Crisis in Egypt
OECD This OECD update provides statistical evidence for the economic shock, policy reactions, and gender-based disparities due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt. Report
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