October 29, 2020/IMFBlog By Gabriela Cugat and Futoshi Narita Emerging markets and developing economies grew consistently in the two decades before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, allowing for much-needed gains in poverty reduction and life expectancy. The crisis now puts much of that progress at risk while further widening the gap between […]

Culled—-Proshare October 28, 2020 By FBNQuest Research  The NSEASI crossed a notable threshold on 02 October, returning to positive territory ytd for the first time since 26 February. The advance has now widened to 8.0%, compared with a -3.8% ytd contraction for the Jo’burg all-share and a -32.3% slump in […]

How working at home is affecting our mental health   October 28, 2020/Edelman Written by Grace Kamau – Research Associate, Busara Center for Behavioral Economics   and Gulraj Grewal – Senior qualitative analyst, Busara Center for Behavioral economics     While the country is starting to reopen, many organizations are […]