Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19

Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a relatively modest toll on human lives in the Republic of Congo according to official data but has exacerbated an already fragile Congolese economy. As of September 28, 2021, the Republic of Congo has had 14,244 con...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
ECONOMIC GROWTH
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
PANDEMIC IMPACT
FISCAL SPACE
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
POVERTY
COPING MECHANISMS
FOOD SECURITY
BUSINESS SLOWDOWN
RECOVERY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/884101636852257181/Republic-of-Congo-Economic-Update-8th-Editon-Living-in-Times-of-COVID-19
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spelling okr-10986-365702021-11-17T05:10:45Z Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19 World Bank ECONOMIC GROWTH CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PANDEMIC IMPACT FISCAL SPACE DEBT SUSTAINABILITY POVERTY COPING MECHANISMS FOOD SECURITY BUSINESS SLOWDOWN RECOVERY The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a relatively modest toll on human lives in the Republic of Congo according to official data but has exacerbated an already fragile Congolese economy. As of September 28, 2021, the Republic of Congo has had 14,244 confirmed cases and 193 deaths, corresponding to a mortality rate of 3.4 per 100,000 population against the global rate of about 60.5. The relative low number of COVID-19 tests performed thus far in the country and findings from seroprevalence studies suggest that the true number of infections may be far higher than the number of confirmed cases. The Congolese economy is estimated to have contracted by 7.9 percent in 2020 compared to a pre-pandemicforecast of a positive growth rate of 4.6 percent, the sixth consecutive year of recession. The Congolese Government took early measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Mobility across the country was restricted to essential goods and services. 2021-11-16T17:40:29Z 2021-11-16T17:40:29Z 2021-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/884101636852257181/Republic-of-Congo-Economic-Update-8th-Editon-Living-in-Times-of-COVID-19 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36570 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Congo, Republic of
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topic ECONOMIC GROWTH
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
PANDEMIC IMPACT
FISCAL SPACE
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
POVERTY
COPING MECHANISMS
FOOD SECURITY
BUSINESS SLOWDOWN
RECOVERY
spellingShingle ECONOMIC GROWTH
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
PANDEMIC IMPACT
FISCAL SPACE
DEBT SUSTAINABILITY
POVERTY
COPING MECHANISMS
FOOD SECURITY
BUSINESS SLOWDOWN
RECOVERY
World Bank
Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a relatively modest toll on human lives in the Republic of Congo according to official data but has exacerbated an already fragile Congolese economy. As of September 28, 2021, the Republic of Congo has had 14,244 confirmed cases and 193 deaths, corresponding to a mortality rate of 3.4 per 100,000 population against the global rate of about 60.5. The relative low number of COVID-19 tests performed thus far in the country and findings from seroprevalence studies suggest that the true number of infections may be far higher than the number of confirmed cases. The Congolese economy is estimated to have contracted by 7.9 percent in 2020 compared to a pre-pandemicforecast of a positive growth rate of 4.6 percent, the sixth consecutive year of recession. The Congolese Government took early measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Mobility across the country was restricted to essential goods and services.
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title Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19
title_short Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19
title_full Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19
title_fullStr Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19
title_sort republic of congo economic update, 8th editon : living in times of covid-19
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
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