Economy

Infographic – Economic vulnerabilities in times of COVID-19

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25 March 2020

Ordinarily, high levels of value chain integration guarantee resilience in times of economic hardship. The COVID-19 pandemic paints a different picture. A large share of Africa’s exports go to nations most affected by the COVID-19 virus, and so the travel restrictions, export bans, quarantines and factory closures imposed in these countries have significantly disrupted African value chains.