As the global economy faces a significant downturn, funds in Egypt are looking to bolster the start-up ecosystem to ensure innovative firms are supported.
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Economic update | How will the international Covid-19 outbreak impact the Belt and Road Initiative?
20 Apr 2020
As emerging economies come under sustained fiscal pressures related to the Covid-19 pandemic, questions are being raised about the future trajectory of big-ticket infrastructure projects under China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative.
Economic view | Joshua Owusu-Ansah, Country Lead, Talamus Health Ghana; and Daniel Marfo, General Manager, Zipline Ghana
20 Apr 2020
How can technology complement health measures during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, and how will this impact the longer-term development of certain technologies?
As efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic continue, Côte d'Ivoire is one of many countries that have turned to technology to facilitate e-learning and provide digital health solutions.
Following a coronavirus-related fall in crude prices, oil-producing nations have sought to calm global markets by announcing a significant production cut, with Mexico standing to benefit from a special dispensation in output after striking a deal with the US.
Economic update | E-commerce provides economic boost for Indonesia as shoppers migrate online during the Covid-19 pandemic
16 Apr 2020
E-commerce firms in Indonesia are reporting higher volumes of online sales as consumers practise social distancing amid the Covid-19 outbreak, with the government looking to the flourishing sector as one means of addressing tax shortfalls resulting from the wider economic slowdown.