Date:
12 October 2020, Time 14:00 - 17:00 hours (Abidjan time) Western Hemisphere
13 October 2020, Time 08:30 - 11:30 hours (Abidjan time) Eastern Hemisphere
Context
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to significantly impact economies and livelihoods globally. Several measures countries are taking include containment policies to slow down the spread of the virus such as lock-down of economies, border closures, social distancing, and significant easing of monetary and fiscal policy stance as well as significant investments in drug and vaccine discovery. Countries have doled out trillions of US Dollars in fiscal stimulus to help families and business to mitigate the impacts of the virus on livelihoods.
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