The World Economic Forum has prepared a review about the energy transition, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the current epidemic situation can affect progress in this area. According to the authors, the world’s energy transition has made slow and steady progress over the past five years, but the COVID-19 crisis risks derailing long-term progress. Recovery and the shifting global energy order can shape new opportunities for the sector.
The Roscongress Foundation experts prepared a study on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has on the African continent. The study addresses just how the active spread of the coronavirus is changing the contours of the African socio-political context.
The World Investment Report 2021 by UNCTAD deals with global and regional investment trends and national and international policy developments. The report also reviews investment in sustainable development and shows the influence of investment policies on public health and economic recovery from the pandemic.
In this bulletin, the Research and Forecasting Department of the Bank of Russia examines the financial market and monetary policy in the current conditions created by the pandemic.
The study prepared by experts of the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) analyzed data on consumption and debt dynamics in the Russian wholesale and retail electricity markets in early 2021.
