According to the World Bank 40 to 60 million people worldwide will experience extreme poverty in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The estimates show that 23 million people that will be hit by poverty will be in Sub-Saharan Africa and 16 million in South Asia. Joining CNBC Africa to unpack Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 response is Batanai Matsika, Head of Research at Morgan & Co.
COVID-19 worsens Zim’s economic challenges
PUBLISHED: Thu, 14 May 2020 11:02:18 GMT