• COVID-19 fiscal policy response and climate change action in Africa 

  Matola, Joseph Upile (2023)

  This report provides an analysis of the climate friendliness of the COVID-19 policy responses adopted by six countries across Africa including Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and Benin. It is the first in ...
• Macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 on Africa 

  Shipalana, Palesa; O'Riordan, Alexander; Prinsloo, Cyril (2023)
• Macroeconomic policy development in Benin 

  Heffernan, Ian (2023)

  This document outlines the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Benin. We focus on the monetary and fiscal policy implemented by the government of Benin and the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). We found ...
• Macroeconomic policy response to COVID-19 in Benin 

  Heffernan, Ian (2023)

  This policy brief outlines the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Benin. We focus on the monetary and fiscal policy implemented by the government of Benin and the Central Bank of West African States. Government ...
• Comparative study of policy responses to COVID-19 in LICs in Africa 

  Adeniran, Adedeji (2023)

  This brief assesses the policy responses to COVID-19 among low-income countries (LICs) in Africa. While LICs have adopted expansionary fiscal and monetary policies in the face of economic lockdown, as well as other mitigation ...
• Lessons for macroeconomic policy from Nigeria amid the COVID-19 pandemic 

  Ekeruche, Mma Amara; Adeniran, Adedeji (2023)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe impacts on Nigeria’s macroeconomy and the livelihoods of households. The economy suffered from a recession in the third quarter of 2020, however, key sectors including telecommunications ...
• Green finance mechanisms in developing countries : emerging practice 

  Shipalana, Palesa (2023)

  To counter the devastating impact of COVID-19, calls are growing for countries to ‘build back better’ in an effort to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy that is climate resilient. Africa is facing glaring ...
• Recovering from COVID : building resilience in select African economies 

  Van Gass, Conrad (2023)

  This policy insight is a synthesis of case studies of six middle- and low-income countries across sub-Saharan Africa, investigating the impact of, and policy responses to, the COVID shock of 2020–21. It also evaluates them ...
• Uganda and COVID-19 : macroeconomic policy responses to the pandemic 

  Okumu, Ibrahim M; Kavuma, Susan N; Bogere, George (2023)

  To contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Uganda implemented a cocktail of macroeconomic policy responses addressing the contraction of activities in the real and financial sector, and the impact ...
• Macroeconomic policy development in Tanzania 

  Mashindano, Oswald Joseph; Kazi, Vivian (2023)

  Since independence, Tanzania has experienced a series of economic shocks, which have pushed the country into an economic crisis. From mid-1980 onwards, major macroeconomic variables have been fluctuating, forcing the ...
• Is Senegal on the right track to achieve its NDC commitments? 

  Ly, Ahmadou (2023)

  This paper assesses the extent to which Senegal’s macroeconomic policy actions both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic have been in line with its commitments to its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets. For ...
• CoMPRA : COVID-19 macroeconomic policy responses in Africa 

  The South African Institute of International Affairs (2023)

  The CoMPRA project was initiated following a call by the International Development Research Centre for rapid response policy research to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project’s overall goal is to inform macroeconomic policy ...
• Economic diplomacy : COVID-19 macroeconomic policy responses in Africa 

  The South African Institute of International Affairs (2023)

  The COVID-19 Macroeconomic Policy Responses in Africa (CoMPRA) project was initiated following a call by the International Development Research Centre for rapid response policy research to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project’s ...
• Uganda’s post-COVID recovery strategy & NDC implementation 

  Kaggwa, Ronald; Nabatanzi, Rebecca; Kavuma, Susan Namirembe; Bakiika, Robert; Bainomugisha, Arthur (2023)

  This paper analyses the climate friendliness of Uganda’s post-COVID-19 recovery strategy and, specifically, its alignment with the country’s targets in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The recovery strategy ...
• Tanzania’s post-COVID-19 recovery strategy and the NDC 

  Yanda, Pius; Mashindano, Oswald; Songole, Abel (2023)

  The current discourse on climate change and COVID-19 recovery underlines the need for an integrated response to the two issues. In Tanzania, the COVID-19 response has provided for interventions that will also enhance the ...
• South Africa’s post-COVID climate response and the path to its NDC goals 

  Matola, Joseph Upile; Connock, Kendra (2023)

  This policy insight unpacks South Africa’s existing climate change commitments, as reflected in its updated NDC, reviews how they have been impacted by recent global events and identifies enablers and potential impediments ...
• Efficacy of COVID-19 macro-economic policy responses in Uganda 

  Okumu, Ibrahim Mike; Kavuma, Susan Namirembe; Bogere, George (2023)

  COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented economic and health shock in Uganda, as has been the case globally. After the World Health Organization announcement that COVID-19 was a global pandemic, the government of Uganda undertook ...
• COVID-19 and its impact on Senegal’s macroeconomic structure 

  Ndiaye, Mouhamadou Fallilou (2023)

  The spread of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 has caused high mortality and morbidity rates across the globe. Senegal, along with other developing countries, experienced the weakening of major economic sectors such as tourism, ...
• Drivers of disparity : how policy responses to COVID-19 can increase inequalities 

  Ekeruche, Mma Amara (2023)

  Countries across the world have deployed macroeconomic policies to address the negative economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures. However, these policies can have different outcomes ...
• Social safety net reform in Sri Lanka 

  Hurulle, Gayani (2022-08-05)

  This presentation provides information on the need for social safety net reform in Sri Lanka. Several events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, fertilizer bans, and fuels shortages have thrown millions into poverty. The ...

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