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The impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on global poverty: Why Sub-Saharan Africa might be the region hardest hit

Daniel Gerszon Mahler, Christoph Lakner, R. Andres Castaneda Aguliar, & Haoyu Wu | Development Data Group, World Bank | 04/20/2020

COVID-19 is taking its toll on the world, causing deaths, illnesses and economic despair. But how is the deadly virus impacting global poverty? Here we’ll argue that it is pushing…

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