EU member states must ensure careful and efficient implementation of economic recovery plans that support inclusion and growth to bounce back from the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, says a new World Bank report. The World Bank’s latest EU Regular Economic Report – entitled Inclusive Growth at a Crossroads – finds that the unprecedented and exceptional policy response of governments and EU institutions has cushioned the worst impacts on employment and income. However, the pandemic has exposed and exacerbated deep-seated inequalities, halting progress in multiple areas including gender equality and income convergence across the EU member states. A further three to five million people in the EU today are estimated to be ‘at risk of poverty,’ based on national thresholds benchmarked before the crisis.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/inclusive-growth-crossroads-part-one-strengthening-inclusion-and-facilitating
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/inclusive growth at a crossroads.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/world-bank
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economic-development
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unemployment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu