Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

Truck drivers wait near their parked vehicles for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test results at the Namanga one stop border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania, in Namanga, Kenya May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on trade: Recent evidence from East Africa

Andrew Mold and Anthony Mveyange

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Farm hands working in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 30 May, 2020. It's strawberry-planting season. When South Africa moved to Level 4 of the national lockdown at the beginning of this month, the agriculture sector was allowed back to work. However, the wine industry was still stalled as the transport and sale of liquor is prohibited. Photo by Eva-Lotta Jansson/RealTime Images/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use South Africa.

Figures of the week: The effect of COVID-19 on food and income security in Africa

Addisu Lashitew and David Kanos

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Shot of an adorable little boy eating a cob of corn around a table outdoors

About 14 million children in the US are not getting enough to eat

Thursday, July 9, 2020

A silhouette of a person is seen next to the marks for social distancing outside the Caixa public bank, as people wait to receive emergency aid given by the federal government to the most vulnerable, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Brazil’s economic crossroads: Which path will it choose?

Otaviano Canuto

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

A general view of the Emergency Medicine sign at George Washington University Hospital, which is operated jointly with Universal Health Services (UHS), in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. After extended negotiations over an additional $500 billion in stimulus funding in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Congress is set send another economic relief bill to President Trump to sign into law after a House vote later today. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Reopening America: Creating a more equitable healthcare system

Stuart M. Butler

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

How deep will the COVID-19 recession be?

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Bankruptcy graffiti on wall

Bankruptcy and the coronavirus: Part II

Monday, July 6, 2020

Lots of people are seen at an amusement area of Ikebukuro district in Toshima Ward, Tokyo on July 2, 2020, amid continuing worries over the new coronavirus COVID-19. In Tokyo, more than 100 infected people were confirmed for the first time in two months. The Japanese government has efforted to explore a "new normal" by striking a balance between resuming activities and preventing infections. The Japanese government declared that all state of emergency issue was lifted on May 25th, and has continued to request people to avoid three Cs: Closed spaces, Crowded spaces, Close-contact settings across the nation. Tokyo Metropolitan and other prefectures eased the restrictions on schools, restaurants, museums, fitness clubs and other events to proceed to "new life style with coronavirus." ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

This health crisis has morphed into an economic crisis

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Members of the FCT taskforce on COVID-19 are seen washing their hands during the inspection of the Holy Trinity Catholic church, as worship centers were reopened following the ease of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abuja, Nigeria June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

How well has Nigeria responded to COVID-19?

Siddharth Dixit, Yewande Kofoworola Ogundeji, and Obinna Onwujekwe

Thursday, July 2, 2020

FILE PHOTO: An employee routinely sanitizes server trays at a reopened restaurant after restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are eased in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo

What does the June jobs report tell us about the state of the U.S. economy?

Stephanie Aaronson

Thursday, July 2, 2020