The proliferation of digital innovations that allow people to work from home and make transactions online has been key to mitigating some of the challenges of the coronavirus. However, this digital...
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Economic Update | Fighting a Covid-19 surge in cybercrime
7 Aug 2020
Economic Update | Covid-19 and Mexico: will USMCA intellectual property laws support the recovery?
6 Aug 2020
While Mexico’s economy is being badly hit by Covid-19, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – and, in particular, new intellectual property (IP) laws – could potentially boost the long-term...
Economic Update | Development banks and Covid-19: stepping up in a time of crisis?
29 Jul 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to pose multiple challenges for governments, development banks are playing an important role in aiding the recovery in emerging markets.
Economic Update | Covid-19 and higher education: how universities in emerging economies are responding to the crisis
28 Jul 2020
Universities in emerging economies are playing a key role in the response to the coronavirus crisis through cutting-edge research and development (R&D) and pioneering approaches to learning.
Economic Update | Covid-19 and food security: challenges and opportunities in emerging markets
23 Jul 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the potential vulnerability of the world’s food supply chains. This is galvanising governments in emerging economies to boost domestic production through new...
Economic Update | Banking in Trinidad and Tobago: will Covid-19 spur a shift to fintech?
21 Jul 2020
Earlier this year, Trinidad and Tobago was looking relatively resistant to the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic. However, given that oil and tourism are two of the main contributors to GDP...
