Tackling COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa
The pandemic-induced crisis will have severe impacts on household incomes and industries in the region and requires swift policy actions.
The pandemic-induced crisis will have severe impacts on household incomes and industries in the region and requires swift policy actions.
The pandemic is a reminder that investments in scientific, technological and productive capacities are necessary to build resilience in crises.
Innovation can provide swift remedies to the COVID-19 linked recession. Policy should contain incentives to innovate in the long-term.
Policy responses to COVID-19 need to manage short-term effects of the pandemic while setting conditions for economic recovery.
Policy actions and coordination will be crucial in mitigating the impacts of the global pandemic on industry.