COVID-19 economic cost to the Arab region
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Policy briefs | E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/Policy Brief.1 | March 2020
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- 2030 Agenda
- Climate change
- Debt and fiscal policy
- Financing for development
- Gender equality
- Governance & enabling environment
- Inclusive development
- Future of employment
- Macroeconomics
- Natural resource sustainability
- Population dynamics & migration
- Resilient development & conflict prevention
- Statistics
- Technology & innovation
- Trade & regional connectivity
SDGs
- Agenda 2030
- Goal 1: No Poverty
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Goal 4: Quality Education
- Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 14: Life Below Water
- Goal 15: Life On Land
- Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Initiatives
- Sustainable urban development
- Development challenges
- Public finance and inclusive fiscal policy
- Social Expenditure Monitor for Arab States
- Blockchain for international trade
- Transport and trade connectivity
- Addressing multidimensional poverty
- Arab Financing for Development Gateway
- Debt Optimization to Enhance Fiscal Space
- Financial & macroeconomic statistics for National accounts
- Arab Financing for Development Scorecard
- Enhancing integrated national development planning
- Integrated national financing frameworks
- Transport statistics
- Trade & industry statistics
- Economic Statistics and National Accounts
- Arab exports
- Arab Forum for Sustainable Development
- Artificial Intelligence Budgeting
- Arab information society
- Illicit Financial Flows
- Improving competition and protecting consumers
- National Agenda for the Future of Syria Programme
- Road safety in the Arab region
- Partnerships for Agenda 2030
- Climate/SDGs Debt Swap
- Innovation policies
- Monitoring money-metric poverty
- Monitoring Sustainable Development Goal Data
- Supporting Least Developed Countries
- The ESCWA Stories
- Women’s economic empowerment
- Artificial intelligence & big data
- COVID-19 Stimulus Tracker
- Digital Arabic Content
- Enhancing resilience and sustainability of agriculture
- Improving transport & logistics
- Job creation
- Promoting renewable energy investments
- Statistics Governance
- Taxation and domestic public resource mobilization
- Arab Digital Inclusion Platform
- Arab Internet Governance Forum
- Arab Open and Innovative Government
- AWARENET
- Cyber Legislation
- Digital Development
- ENACT project
- Geographic Information System for transport networks and facilities in the Arab region
- Governance and institution building
- Government electronic & mobile services
- Islamic finance
- Promoting social justice
- Reforming social protection systems
- Support to the Palestinian people
- Technology Centre
- Women’s rights and gender mainstreaming
Clusters
Keywords
- ARAB COUNTRIES
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- ECONOMIC GROWTH
- POVERTY
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- STATISTICAL DATA
- MACROECONOMICS
- FISCAL POLICY
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
- COVID-19
- ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
- TECHNICAL COOPERATION
- ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
- ECONOMIC POLICY
- FOREIGN TRADE
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- SOCIAL CONDITIONS
- SOCIAL POLICY
- TRADE FACILITATION
- EDUCATION
- TRADE POLICY
- EMPLOYMENT
- GOVERNANCE
- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
- INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
- REGIONAL COOPERATION
- TRANSPORT
- DEVELOPMENT
- ECONOMIC SURVEYS
- SOCIAL SURVEYS
- UNEMPLOYMENT
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- LABOUR MARKET
- PETROLEUM
- DEBT
- EMPLOYMENT CREATION
- EXPORTS
- FINANCIAL FLOWS
- TRADE AGREEMENTS
- COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
- ECONOMIC ASPECTS
- FINANCIAL CRISIS
- REGIONAL COMMISSIONS
- TRADE LIBERALIZATION
- DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
- GLOBALIZATION
- HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- INVESTMENTS
- TRADE STRUCTURE
- ECONOMIC FORECASTS
- FINANCING
- INFLATION
- INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SITUATION
- POVERTY MITIGATION
- PUBLIC DEBT
- ACTIVITIES
- CLIMATE CHANGE
- EGYPT
- FINANCE
- GENDER EQUALITY
- PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
- REMITTANCES
- SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
- CONFERENCES
- FOOD SECURITY
- IMPORTS
- LOGISTICS
- MONETARY POLICY
- STOCK MARKETS
- WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
- WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
- YOUTH
- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
- ARMED CONFLICTS
- BANKING
- CASE STUDIES
- CONFLICT
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
- ECONOMIC TRENDS
- ENERGY RESOURCES
- FREE TRADE
- HEALTH
- HUNGER
- LAWS AND REGULATIONS
- LEBANON
- MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
- NATURAL RESOURCES
- PARTNERSHIP
- POLITICAL CONDITIONS
- PRIVATE SECTOR
- PRODUCTIVITY
- PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
- SOCIAL SECURITY
- SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
- WOMEN
- AGRICULTURE
- COMPETITION POLICY
- CUSTOMS FORMALITIES
- DEBT MANAGEMENT
- DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
- DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
- DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
- ECONOMIC CRISIS
- ECONOMIC REFORM
- ECONOMICS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- EXTERNAL DEBT
- GREEN ECONOMY
- INCOME DISTRIBUTION
- IRAQ
- JORDAN
- MOROCCO
- NATURAL GAS
- PETROLEUM PRICES
- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- SOCIAL INTEGRATION
- SOCIAL JUSTICE
- SOCIAL WELFARE
- SURVEYS
- TARIFFS
- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
- TRADE
- TRADE FINANCING
- TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS
- TUNISIA
- YEMEN
- BANKS
- BIG DATA
- CAPACITY BUILDING
- CHILD MORTALITY
- COMOROS
- COMPETITION
- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
- ECONOMIC INDICATORS
- ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
- ECONOMY MEASURES
- ENVIRONMENT
- EXPORT DEVELOPMENT
- FINANCIAL ASPECTS
- FINANCIAL RESOURCES
- FINANCIAL SERVICES
- FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
- GOVERNMENT POLICY
- GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY
- INFORMAL SECTOR
- INNOVATIONS
- INVESTMENT POLICY
- JUSTICE
- KUWAIT
- LABOUR MOVEMENTS
- LEGAL ASPECTS
- LIBYA
- MIDDLE EAST SITUATION
- PEACE
- PHOSPHATES
- POLICY MAKING
- POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION
- PROGRAMMES OF ACTION
- PUBLIC FINANCE
- REVOLUTIONS
- SANCTIONS
- SANITATION
- SANITATION SERVICES
- SAUDI ARABIA
- SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
- SOCIAL ASPECTS
- STATE OF PALESTINE
- STATISTICS
- SUDAN
- TECHNOLOGY
- TOURISM
- TRADE IN SERVICES
- TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
- TRAFFIC SAFETY
- WORK PROGRAMME
- AGENDA
- AGRICULTURAL TRADE
- AIDS
- AIR TRANSPORT
- BAHRAIN
- BASIC EDUCATION
- BUDGET
- CAPITAL MARKETS
- CIVIL WAR
- CLIMATE
- COMPETITIVENESS
- CONSUMER PROTECTION
- CORPORATE CORRUPTION
- CUSTOMS UNIONS
- DEBT CONVERSIONS
- DEBT RESTRUCTURING
- DRINKING WATER
- DRIVING PERMITS
- EAST ASIA
- ECONOMIC PLANNING
- ECONOMIC STATISTICS
- EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS
- ELECTRIC POWER
- EMPOWERMENT
- EQUALITY
- EXPORT PROCEDURES
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
- FINANCIAL POLICY
- FINANCIAL STATISTICS
- FUTURE STUDIES
- GUIDELINES
- HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
- HEALTH SERVICES
- HOUSEHOLDS
- HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
- INDUSTRIAL POLICY
- INLAND TRANSPORT
- INTEREST RATES
- KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
- LABOUR
- LABOUR MOBILITY
- LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY
- LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
- LIQUIDITY
- LIVING CONDITIONS
- MARITIME TRANSPORT
- MAURITANIA
- MIDDLE EAST
- MIGRATION
- MONEY
- OMAN
- PARTICIPANTS
- PILOT PROJECTS
- POPULATION
- PRICES
- PRIVATIZATION
- PROGRAMME PLANNING
- PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
- PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
- PUBLIC INVESTMENT
- PUBLIC SERVICES
- QATAR
- RECONSTRUCTION
- REFUGEE-RECEIVING COUNTRIES
- REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
- REFUGEE PLACEMENT
- RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
- RESILIENCE
- ROADS
- ROAD TRANSPORT
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SECONDARY EDUCATION
- SOCIAL CHANGE
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
- SOMALIA
- STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
- STANDARDS
- SUPPLY AND DEMAND
- TAXATION
- TAX COLLECTION
- TAX REFORM
- TAX REVENUES
- TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL
- TRADE DATA INTERCHANGE
- TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
- TRANSPORT FACILITATION
- UKRAINE
- WAR
- WATER
- WATER RESOURCES
- WESTERN ASIA
- WOMEN IN POLITICS
- WORK ORGANIZATION
- ACCOUNTABILITY
- ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
- AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
- AID FINANCING
- AIR POLLUTION
- AIRPORTS
- ALGERIA
- ANTITRUST LAW
- ARABS
- ARAB STUDIES
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- ATTITUDE
- BANKING SYSTEMS
- BASIC SERVICES
- BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
- BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
- BROADBAND
- BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS
- BUDGET DEFICITS
- BUSINESS
- BUSINESS CYCLES
- CAPITAL MOVEMENTS
- CARE OF AGEING PERSONS
- CENTRAL BANKS
- CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- CHILDREN
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- CHILD WELFARE
- CITIES
- COASTAL TRANSPORT
- COMMODITY PRICES
- COMMODITY TRADE
- COMPETITION LAW
- COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- CONSUMPTION
- CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS
- CORRUPTION
- COST OF LIVING
- COST OF LIVING INDICES
- COSTS
- CREDIT
- CULTURAL ASPECTS
- CULTURAL HERITAGE
- CULTURAL PARTICIPATION
- CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
- CYBER SECURITY
- DATA ANALYSIS
- DATABASE MANAGEMENT
- DATABASES
- DATA COLLECTION
- DATA MODELLING
- DATA PROCESSING
- DATA PROTECTION
- DATA STORAGE
- DEBT RELIEF
- DEBT SERVICING
- DECISION-MAKING
- DEMOCRATIC YEMEN
- DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
- DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
- DEVELOPMENT PLANS
- DEVELOPMENT POLICY
- DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
- DIGITAL ECONOMY
- DISCRIMINATION
- DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
- DJIBOUTI
- DOCUMENTS
- DONOR COUNTRIES
- E-GOVERNMENT
- ECONOMIC COOPERATION
- ECONOMIC GAP
- ECONOMIC RECESSION
- ECONOMIC REGULATION
- ECONOMIC STABILIZATION
- EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS
- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
- EDUCATION FOR PEACE
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
- ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
- EMIGRATION
- EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
- ENERGY CONSUMPTION
- ENERGY POLICY
- ENERGY STATISTICS
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS
- EUROPE
- EUROPEAN FEDERATION
- EVALUATION
- EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
- EXPORT PROMOTION
- FACTOR ANALYSIS
- FEASIBILITY STUDIES
- FOCAL POINTS
- FOOD
- FOOD PRICES
- FOOD WASTE
- FORCED MIGRATION
- FOREIGN EXCHANGE
- FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
- FOREIGN POLICY
- FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
- FREE TRADE AREAS
- FRESHWATER
- FUELS
- GENDER
- GENDER DISCRIMINATION
- GENDER MAINSTREAMING
- GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
- GROUP DYNAMICS
- GULF STATES
- HEALTH INDICATORS
- HEALTH POLICY
- HEALTH STATISTICS
- HIGHER EDUCATION
- HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
- HOUSING CONDITIONS
- HOUSING MARKET
- HUMAN RESOURCES
- IMPORT PROCEDURES
- INCENTIVES
- INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATISTICS
- INCOME POLICY
- INDEXES
- INDUSTRY
- INFORMATION
- INFORMATION SERVICES
- INFORMATION SOCIETY
- INSTITUTIONAL MACHINERY
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
- INTERNAL MIGRATION
- INTERNET
- INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
- INVESTMENT PROMOTION
- JOB VACANCIES
- LATIN AMERICA
- LAUNDERING OF FUNDS
- LEBANON SITUATION
- LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
- MALARIA
- MANUFACTURING
- MARKET ACCESS
- MARKETING
- MASS MEDIA
- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
- MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
- MATERNAL MORTALITY
- MEASUREMENT
- MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
- MEMBERS
- MEN
- METADATA
- MICRO-ECONOMICS
- MIDDLE CLASS
- MIGRATION STATISTICS
- MILITARY EXPENDITURES
- MINING
- MORTALITY STATISTICS
- MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
- MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
- NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- NEW TECHNOLOGIES
- NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
- OCCUPATIONS
- ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
- ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM
- ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
- PALESTINE
- PASSENGER TRANSPORT
- PENSION FUNDS
- PERIODIC REPORTS
- PETROLEUM RESERVES
- PETROLEUM REVENUES
- PHARMACEUTICALS
- POLITICAL ASPECTS
- POLITICAL CORRUPTION
- POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
- POPULAR PARTICIPATION
- POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
- POPULATION POLICY
- PORT MANAGEMENT
- PORTS
- PRICE CONTROLS
- PRICE DISCRIMINATION
- PRODUCTION
- PROGRAMME EXPENDITURES
- PROJECT PREPARATION
- PROTEST MOVEMENTS
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- PURCHASING
- RAILWAY NETWORKS
- RAILWAY TRANSPORT
- REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
- RECOVERY
- RECYCLING
- REGIONAL ECONOMICS
- REGIONAL PLANNING
- REGIONAL SECURITY
- RESEARCH
- RESERVE CURRENCIES
- RESOURCES ALLOCATION
- RESOURCES MOBILIZATION
- RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
- RETIREMENT
- RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
- RIGHT TO FOOD
- ROAD NETWORKS
- RULES OF ORIGIN
- RURAL-URBAN DIFFERENTIALS
- RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- SAFETY REGULATIONS
- SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE
- SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
- SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY
- SMALL ENTERPRISES
- SOCIAL CAPITAL
- SOCIAL CLASSES
- SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
- SOCIAL SERVICES
- SOCIAL STRUCTURE
- SOIL MANAGEMENT
- SOLIDARITY
- SOUTH ASIA
- SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS
- STRATEGIC MATERIALS
- SUBSIDIES
- SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATION
- SYRIANS
- TAX ADMINISTRATION
- TAX INCENTIVES
- TAX SYSTEMS
- TECHNICAL ASPECTS
- TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
- TEXTILE INDUSTRY
- TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
- TOURISM STATISTICS
- TRADE DOCUMENTS
- TRADE EFFICIENCY
- TRADE EXPANSION
- TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
- TRADE REGULATION
- TRADE STATISTICS
- TRANSIT
- TRANSPORT COSTS
- TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
- TRANSPORT POLICY
- TURKEY
- UNFAIR COMPETITION
- UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- UNITED STATES
- URBAN PLANNING
- VALUE ADDED TAX
- VIRUSES
- WATER POLLUTION
- WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- WATER REUSE
- WATER SUPPLY
- WATER TREATMENT
- WELFARE ECONOMICS
- WESTERN SAHARA
- WOMEN'S EDUCATION
- WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
- WOMEN'S HEALTH
- WOMEN'S STATUS
- WOMEN WORKERS
- WORKFORCE
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