Chad Economic and Poverty Update under COVID-19, Spring 2020

Tchana Tchana, Fulbert ; Kassim, Olanrewaju ; Savadogo, Aboudrahyme ; Ouedraogo, Aissatou ; Coulibaly, Mohamed

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ECONOMIC GROWTH;    ECONOMIC OUTLOOK;    DEBT RESTRUCTURING;    MONETARY POLICY;    OIL REVENUE;   

RP-ID  :  153430

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Up to February 2020, Chad’s economycontinued its gradual, but mild recovery, supported by asubstantial increase in oil and agriculture production.Since March 2020, like in the rest of the world, theCoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically changedChad’s macroeconomic outlook. Chad’s economic prospects havenot only been clouded, but they remain subject toconsiderable downside risks. To mitigate the negative impactof Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Chad, the authorities announcedeconomic and social measures to support households andprivate companies in recent months. The authorities are tocontinue to strengthen some measures already taken whileintroducing new measures to protect lives, livelihoods, andthe future.