Effects of COVID-19 on Sudanese Enterprises

As with other countries, Sudan has been hit hard by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Sudanese authorities attempted to act quickly in the face of the spreading virus. The Government has established a high-level emergency committee to overse...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/842251620729754042/Effects-of-COVID-19-on-Sudanese-Enterprises
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spelling okr-10986-355572021-05-13T05:10:46Z Effects of COVID-19 on Sudanese Enterprises World Bank CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT ENTERPRISE SURVEY SURVEY METHODOLOGY PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT As with other countries, Sudan has been hit hard by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Sudanese authorities attempted to act quickly in the face of the spreading virus. The Government has established a high-level emergency committee to oversee the operations to deal with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts, major constraints are affecting the performance and employment levels of business enterprises, particularly private MSMEs. The objective of the Sudan High Frequency Survey on Coronavirus (COVID-19) is to quickly collect enterprise-level information, using phones, to monitor the crisis and assess the dynamics of the impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on MSMEs in Sudan. The survey is expected to help inform dialogue and mitigation measures. The survey is implemented jointly by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and the World Bank. The key findings of the survey are summarized in terms of enterprise closings, impact on sales and employment, channels affecting operations, adjustment mechanisms, enterprise perceptions, and government policies. 2021-05-12T13:23:07Z 2021-05-12T13:23:07Z 2020-12 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/842251620729754042/Effects-of-COVID-19-on-Sudanese-Enterprises http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35557 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Sudan
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topic CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
ENTERPRISE SURVEY
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
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COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
ENTERPRISE SURVEY
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
World Bank
Effects of COVID-19 on Sudanese Enterprises
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description As with other countries, Sudan has been hit hard by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Sudanese authorities attempted to act quickly in the face of the spreading virus. The Government has established a high-level emergency committee to oversee the operations to deal with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts, major constraints are affecting the performance and employment levels of business enterprises, particularly private MSMEs. The objective of the Sudan High Frequency Survey on Coronavirus (COVID-19) is to quickly collect enterprise-level information, using phones, to monitor the crisis and assess the dynamics of the impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on MSMEs in Sudan. The survey is expected to help inform dialogue and mitigation measures. The survey is implemented jointly by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and the World Bank. The key findings of the survey are summarized in terms of enterprise closings, impact on sales and employment, channels affecting operations, adjustment mechanisms, enterprise perceptions, and government policies.
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title_short Effects of COVID-19 on Sudanese Enterprises
title_full Effects of COVID-19 on Sudanese Enterprises
title_fullStr Effects of COVID-19 on Sudanese Enterprises
title_full_unstemmed Effects of COVID-19 on Sudanese Enterprises
title_sort effects of covid-19 on sudanese enterprises
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/842251620729754042/Effects-of-COVID-19-on-Sudanese-Enterprises
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