The World Bank’s COVID Response

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Tracking the Scale and Speed of the World Bank’s COVID Response: April 2021 Update
Scott Morris et al.
April 05, 2021
Last year at this time, the World Bank announced its intention to provide $104 billion in financing to developing country governments to help them respond to the COVID-19 crisis. We took stock of those efforts seven months ago. More than a year into the pandemic, it’s time to check in again on the B...
Blog Post

COVID-19 Vaccination and the Multilateral Development Banks: Moving Towards a More Systematic and Strategic Approach
Amanda Glassman et al.
March 23, 2021
How should the MDB vaccine effort intersect with global efforts like COVAX, or indeed plans to share or donate vaccine amongst countries? In this blog, we look at two issues raised by the World Bank’s approach so far and offer options for a better way forward.
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Africa’s Crisis Recovery Requires Upgrading the Global Financial Safety Net

Daouda Sembene
March 15, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on African economies. Despite the significant support for COVID-19 response provided by their bilateral and multilateral partners, African countries continue to face significant financing needs to protect lives and livelihood and bolster prospects f...
POLICY PAPER

Mobilizing External Financing for Africa’s Crisis Recovery
Daouda Sembene
March 15, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on African economies. On the continent, countries continue to face significant financing needs to protect lives and livelihood and bolster prospects for a stronger and more resilient economic recovery. To help meet these needs, the international com...