Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic battered economies across the world, Yemen had already experienced a half decade of civil war, resulting in a loss of approximately 45 percent of its real GDP by the end of 2019, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Planning. As the conflict continued, remittances fr...
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| author | Elsabbagh, Dalia Kurdi, Sikandra Wiebelt, Manfred |
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| description | Even before the COVID-19 pandemic battered economies across the world, Yemen had already experienced a half decade of civil war, resulting in a loss of approximately 45 percent of its real GDP by the end of 2019, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Planning. As the conflict continued, remittances from Yemenis working outside the country kept many households afloat and became an increasingly important source of income, estimated at $3.77 billion in 2019 — around 13 percent of GDP. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1412612025-11-06T03:54:55Z Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy Elsabbagh, Dalia Kurdi, Sikandra Wiebelt, Manfred value chains agricultural products policies covid-19 health employment social protection modelling household income nutrition food security gross national product poverty Even before the COVID-19 pandemic battered economies across the world, Yemen had already experienced a half decade of civil war, resulting in a loss of approximately 45 percent of its real GDP by the end of 2019, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Planning. As the conflict continued, remittances from Yemenis working outside the country kept many households afloat and became an increasingly important source of income, estimated at $3.77 billion in 2019 — around 13 percent of GDP. 2022-03-07 2024-04-12T13:37:34Z 2024-04-12T13:37:34Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141261 en https://www.ifpri.org/blog/model-impact-falling-remittances-amid-covid-19-yemens-war-torn-economy https://www.ifpri.org/interactive/covid2022 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Elsabbagh, Dalia; Kurdi, Sikandra; and Wiebelt, Manfred. 2022. Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy. In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Part One: Food Security & Poverty, Chapter 7, Pp. 51-53. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226_07. |
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| title | Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy |
| title_full | Impact of falling remittances amid COVID-19 on Yemen’s war-torn economy |
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