RAPID Information Gateway to Impact of Russia-Ukraine War and COVID-19 Related Analyses and Commentaries

RAPID researchers are closely monitoring the unfolding developments, research findings, and policy efforts to save lives and stimulate the economy.

• Get updated with January 2023 data on COVID-19 vaccinations across the world.
• Leaf through the World Economic Outlook Update (July 2022) by the IMF.
• Learn about the June 2022 edition of Global Economic Prospects by The World Bank.
• Explore the World Economic Outlook Update (April 2022) by the IMF.
• Learn about the World Economic Outlook Update (January 2022) by the IMF.
• Access the January 2022 edition of Global Economic Prospects by The World Bank.
• Explore the WTO-IMF COVID-19 Vaccine Trade Tracker.
• As per the October 2021 projection by the IMF, the global economy is estimated to grow 5.9 percent in 2021 and 4.9 percent in 2022, 0.1 percentage point lower for 2021 than in the July forecast. Explore the full update here.
• Read this Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2021 by UNESCAP.
• Check this information note by WTO on COVID-19 vaccine production and tariffs on vaccine inputs
• Leaf through this ILO Flagship report Social Protection.
• Learn about the World Economic Outlook Update (July 2021) by the IMF..
• Explore the July 2021 supplement of the Asian Development Outlook by the ADB..
• Read this UNCTAD Report to understand the COVID-19 impacts on the Tourism Sector..
• Explore the June 2021 update of Global Economic Prospects by the World Bank.
• Read the May 2021 Global Trade Update by UNCTAD.
• Check out the findings from PPRC-BIGD survey on Poverty Dynamics and Household Realities .
• Check out the IMF World Economic Outlook Update, April 2021.
• Read this UNCTAD report on "COVID-19 and e-commerce: a global review."
• Read this ILO flagship report to understand the relationship of minimum wages and inequality as well as the wage impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.
• Check this UNCTAD Research Paper on COVID-19 Non-Tariff Measures.
• Read this summary of Results from SANEM’s Nationwide Survey (Nov-Dec 2020) undertaken to examine the impact of COVID-19 on poverty and livelihoods in Bangladesh.
• Check out the IMF World Economic Outlook Update, January 2021.
• Read the ILO Global Report on "Youth & COVID-19: Impacts on jobs, education, rights and mental well-being".
• Learn about OECD Economic Outlook, December 2020.
• Check out the findings from a UNCTAD study titled "COVID-19 and e-commerce: Impact on Businesses and Policy Responses" (November 2020).
• Read this UNCTAD report (November 2020) on Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trade and Development.
• Check out the findings from a survey of ministries of education on national responses to COVID-19.
• Learn about the October 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) update by the IMF.
• Check out the OECD Economic Outlook and Interim Report (September 2020).
• Read the BIGD Policy Brief on Socio-Economic Impact Of COVID-19 and Policy Implications for Bangladesh.
• Explore UNICEF's global analysis of the potential reach of remote learning policies.
• Read the ADB-ILO report on Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific.
• Check out Pandemic crisis: Global economic recovery tracker.
• Explore the IMF COVID-19 Hub.
• Get up-to-date information on education and COVID-19.
• Learn about the Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) by FAO.
• Keep track of COVID-19 vaccine development.
• Check out the key policy responses from the OECD.
• IMF's latest World Economic Outlook report projects a -4.9 per cent global growth for 2020.
• IMF's support to help Bangladesh recover from COVID-19.
• Check out World Bank's updated estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty.
• World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report forecasts a 5.2 per cent contraction in global GDP in 2020—the deepest global recession in decades.
• Check out World Bank's database on COVID-19 trade flows and policies.
• IFPRI's COVID-19 Food Trade Policy Tracker.
• IFPRI's COVID-19 Food Price Monitor.
• PPRC-BIGD survey research on livelihoods, coping, and support during COVID-19 crisis in Bangladesh. Here is the link to the Facebook webinar of the report launch.
• IMF’s April 2020 World Economic Outlook projects a sharp decline in growth of the global economy by –3 percent in 2020, much worse than during the 2008–09 financial crisis. Check out the report.
• Check out ADB's updated assessment of the potential economic impact of COVID-19 here.
• COVID-19 and LDC Graduation-related information from the United Nations.
• Check out the policy responses to COVID-19 by countries around the world.
• International trade set to plunge by 13% – 32% as predicted by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Read the press release. This is the methodology used by the WTO to forecast trade flows.
• Reaching out to the poor and needy is a challenge–a paper explaining how this can be done in Bangladesh and newspaper article on the same.
• Check out World Bank's support operations to help countries cope with immediate health consequences and bolster economic recovery.
• Check out this Brookings Institution article illustrating various post-COVID economic recovery scenarios. This BBC article shows the U, V, W, and L-shaped recoveries with real data.
• World Economic Forum's suggestions on beating Coronavirus in developing countries.
• The OECD analysis finds that the poorest children hit hardest amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Check out the brief.
• Tracking trade during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Take a look at how COVID-19 is changing the world through a statistical perspective.