Covid-19 and the Global Economy: Effects and Repercussions

This symposium discussed several issues and raised questions related to the impact of Covid-19 on the global economy. It tried to find answers to the following questions:

• • What is going to be the short and medium-term impact of Covid-19 on the global economy?
  • Covid-19:  An Unprecedented Shock to the Supply and Demand Sides of the Global Economy.
  • What are the likely implications of Covid-19 on the economies of the Arab Gulf countries and the UAE?
  • What have been the direct and indirect effects of Covid-19 on economies around the world based on their respective levels of growth?

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Dr. Ahmed El Safty	Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli	Mr. Ahmed Alturbak	Dr. Wen Wang	Mr. Federico Bonaglia
Moderator, Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Economics, The American University in Cairo,Egypt	Director of Research at Derasat, Bahrain	Lead Economist, Government Entity, Abu Dhabi	The Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies	Deputy Director OECD Development Centre, France

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