The Global Economy in the Time of COVID-19: From Revitalization to Responsiveness
May 13, 2020
Date:4 May 2020
The Knowledge Project has organized the first webinar entitled: ‘The Global Economy in the Time of COVID-19: From Revitalization to Responsiveness’. There were two distinguished Arab experts who were the guest speakers: Rima Younes El-Khatib (Chairperson of the UNDP-SIDA Trade and SDG’s Working Group for Arab States) and Khalid Al-Wazani (Chairman of Jordan Investment Commission). The webinar was conducted in Arabic.
Three main topics that were discussed and covered
- The impact of the pandemic on the global economy, partnerships and financing and how governments will be able to sustain their interventions.
- The great lockdown – will trade flows and patterns be redirected? What is the future of supply chains?
- How could the Global Knowledge Index help understand the impacts of COVID-19 on the future of knowledge economy?
You can access the webinar