COVID-19 (coronavirus)

Getting government financial management systems COVID-19 ready

As governments continue responding to COVID-19, their public financial management systems need to be ready to effectively fund their responses.

Srinivas Gurazada, Jens Kromann Kristensen, Mirja Channa Sjoblom, Moritz Piatti, Khuram Farooq|
Governance, Health

Focus Friday: Top COVID-19 news this week

This week’s Focus Friday will highlight some of the World Bank Group’s COVID-19 news to keep you informed on all the latest updates.

Priyanka Ripley|
Education, Environment, Health, Urban Development

Immediate action needed: four ideas to alleviate economic slowdowns

To manage COVID-19 crisis, some governments have announced preliminary measures. The urgency is warranted; similar questions were asked during the global financial crisis. 4 ideas from Doing…

Erica Bosio, Simeon Djankov, Rita Ramalho|

"Home Sane Home"

As the world struggles to fight the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, over 2 billion people still do not have access to a toilet, and hundreds of millions of people cannot even wash their hands at…

Luis Triveno, Olivia Nielsen|
Disaster Risk Management, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

Managing the impact of COVID-19 on education systems around the world: How countries are preparing, coping, and planning for recovery

As we have seen from previous health emergencies, most recently the Ebola outbreaks, the impact on education is likely to be most devastating in countries with already low learning outcomes, high…

Kaliope Azzi-Huck, Tigran Shmis|
Education, Health