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Does COVID-19 Pandemic Spur Digital Business Transformation in The MENA Region? Evidence From Firm Level Data
The worldwide precautionary measures adopted to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 imposed a... Read More
Impact of The Stringency and Volatility of Covid Containmen Measures on Firms’ Performances in The MENA Region?
In this paper we study the impact of the variation of the stringency of COVID... Read More
Navigating Through A Pandemic Amid Inflation and Instability: An Assessment of the Socio-Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Migrants in Eastern Sudan
The 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated containment measures have impacted numerous dimensions of... Read More
Impact of Covid-19 on Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Iraq
Among the main socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Middle Eastern countries, its impact... Read More
Stubborn Historical Legacies: Power Relations and Government Policy in Sudan
Despite Sudan’s legacy of abrupt but successful popular uprisings, the country has failed to date... Read More
Addressing Sustainability and Equity Challenges in Managing the Environment and Natural Wealth in Sudan
Ensuring sustainability is about protecting the rights of future generations in natural wealth endowments, which... Read More
Digitalization in MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Mobile Internet Uptake and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA Countries
This paper focuses on uptake and use of mobile internet-enabled smartphones as a key access... Read More
Would Closing the Gender Digital Divide Close the Economic Gender Gap in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies?
COVID-19 crisis accelerated the use of information technology-based solutions, as e-learning and remote work became... Read More
Structural Transformation in MENA and SSA: The Role of Digitalization
The paper focuses on two challenges of digitalization for structural transformation in MENA and SSA,... Read More