BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.7//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news1576@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20200416T151110 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20200421T163000 SUMMARY:Webinar: Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for African Economie s and Development DESCRIPTION:While the acute strain placed on health systems by the COVID-1 9 pandemic is already in evidence\, the long-term economic fallout from t he crisis is yet to fully manifest. For Africa it is the economic impact that may leave the most enduring legacy: from the direct expense of measu res to treat\, detect and reduce the spread of the virus\; to the indirec t costs of domestic lockdown measures\, global supply chain disruptions a nd plummeting commodity prices. As decision-makers globally start to plan for the scale of this economic shock\, strategizing in and on Africa to meet the challenge will require unprecedented planning and commitment - a nd will need to be matched by support from international partners to enab le long-term recovery.At this online event\, Dr Hafez Ghanem will discuss the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for African economies and thei r development and poverty reduction efforts\, and will assess the priorit ies and obstacles for establishing a comprehensive response to the crisis . This webinar is part of the Chatham House Africa Programme's online eve nt series. This event will be held on the record.\\r\\nDr Hafez Ghanem\,  Vice President for Africa\, World BankChair: Elizabeth Donnelly\, Deput y Director\, Africa Programme\, Chatham House\\r\\nTo express your interes t in attending\, please follow this link [https://chathamhouse.zoom.us/w ebinar/register/WN_zkxYXYJbSrezcQAOGiUNiA]. You will receive a Zoom confi rmation email should your registration be successful. Alternatively\, yo u can watch the event live on the Africa Programme Facebook page [https:/ /www.facebook.com/CHAfricaProg/live/]. X-ALT-DESC:

While the acute strain placed on health systems by the COVID-19 pandemic is alread y in evidence\, the long-term economic fallout from the crisis is yet to fully manifest. For Africa it is the economic impact that may leave the m ost enduring legacy: from the direct expense of measures to treat\, detec t and reduce the spread of the virus\; to the indirect costs of domestic lockdown measures\, global supply chain disruptions and plummeting commod ity prices. As decision-makers globally start to plan for the scale of th is economic shock\, strategizing in and on Africa to meet the challenge w ill require unprecedented planning and commitment - and will need to be m atched by support from international partners to enable long-term recover y.

At this online event\, Dr Hafez Ghanem will discuss the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for African economies and their development and poverty reduction efforts\, and will assess the prioriti es and obstacles for establishing a comprehensive response to the crisis.  \;This webinar is part of the Chatham House Africa Programme's online event series. \;This event will be held on the record.

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Dr Hafez Ghanem\, \;Vice President for Africa\, World Bank
Ch air: \;Elizabeth Donnelly\, Deputy Director\, Africa Programme\, C hatham House

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To express your interest in attending\, please \; follow this \;link. You will receive a Zoom confirmation email should your registration be successful. \;Alternatively\, you c an watch the event live on the \;Africa Programme Facebook page.

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