TY - BOOK ID - 137069782 TI - Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Middle East and Central Asia. PY - 2020 SN - 151355817X PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Saudi Arabia KW - Investments: Energy KW - Exports and Imports KW - Finance: General KW - Labor KW - Macroeconomics KW - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General KW - Crisis Management KW - Sports KW - Gambling KW - Restaurants KW - Recreation KW - Tourism KW - National Government Expenditures and Education KW - Energy: General KW - Fiscal Policy KW - Remittances KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation KW - Education KW - Health economics KW - Monetary economics KW - Hospitality, leisure & tourism industries KW - Investment & securities KW - Finance KW - Labour KW - income economics KW - International economics KW - COVID-19 KW - Health KW - Crisis management KW - Crisis recovery and resolution planning KW - Fluctuating oil revenues KW - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) KW - Monetary policy KW - Regional Economic Outlook KW - Economic forecasting KW - Oil KW - Fiscal space KW - Stress testing KW - Credit KW - Oil and gas leases KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Fiscal policy KW - International finance KW - Financial services industry KW - Financial risk management KW - Covid-19 KW - Income economics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137069782 AB - Countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) region and those in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with swift and stringent measures to mitigate its spread and impact but continue to face an uncertain and difficult environment. Oil exporters were particularly hard hit by a “double-whammy” of the economic impact of lockdowns and the resulting sharp decline in oil demand and prices. Containing the health crisis, cushioning income losses, and expanding social spending remain immediate priorities. However, governments must also begin to lay the groundwork for recovery and rebuilding stronger, including by addressing legacies from the crisis and strengthening inclusion. ER -