The overview of the World Bank’s South Asia Economic Focus, Spring 2020 report notes that, as a result of the crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the region could suffer its sharpest economic downturn in 40 years.

In this work, EY examines how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting businesses and answers burning questions about business resilience.

The report by UNCTAD examines how recent policy trends and practices, mainly those under the African Continental Free Trade Area, will impact prospects for more inclusive growth, given increasing inequalities both between and within countries in the region and the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.