scholarly journals Lifting of Social Distancing Measures: Perspectives From Vietnam

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trang H.D. Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Rate ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Medical Products ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
The Government

ABSTRACT While many nations are struggling to slow the transmission rate of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Vietnam has seen no new locally acquired cases since April 16. After implementing 22 d of nationwide social distancing, on April 23, the government of Vietnam announced the easing of social distancing measures. This allows the country to restart its socio-economic activities in a gradual, prudent manner. Domestic tourism and exports of agricultural and anti-COVID-19 medical products take priority over the other sectors in this postpandemic economic recovery. Importantly, the country needs to stay vigilant on the fight against the disease to prevent a possibility of another outbreak.

scholarly journals Persistent Conflict and Perceived Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in Southern Kaduna Region of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Tunde Abioro ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Historical Approach ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Origin Identity ◽  
The Government

The cycle of individual and communal lives from birth to death is supposedly preserved by the government through institutions. However, political, social, and economic activities are engaged to make ends meet wherein the government is to serve as an unbiased regulator. The activities that play out in Southern Kaduna reflected politics of being on one side with interplay on origin, identity, religion, and locality. On the other hand, it reflects politics of belonging that play on kin, reciprocity, and stranger status. It has thus resulted in violence, suspicion, and persistent conflict. The study examines citizen’s inclusiveness in peacebuilding initiatives and the people’s perception of the sincerity of the government. The research relies on secondary sources where governmental and non-governmental publications and documents from relevant and reliable sources enriched the socio-historical approach, particularly those relating to contestation in the region. The study found out that just like situations in the other northwest states of the country, the crisis exacerbates by the government’s inability to mediate fairly between warring parties to ensure fairness and justice as well as failure to apprehend and punish the culprits, even as recommendations from the various interventions were unimplemented. Thus, the spate of violence continues.

Implications of COVID–19 Outbreak on the Construction and Property Development Sector in the South-East Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Uche Felix Ikechukwu ◽  
Chinwe Ngozi Odimegwu
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
The South ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Property Development ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Government

Pandemic like Covid-19 usually affects the productivity of man, let alone when there is a consequent total lock-down effect in the society. Construction and property development sector among others therefore is bound to suffer enormously since it involves the services of variety of labour force. The study therefore explores the implication and consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak on the construction and property development sector in the south eastern region of Nigeria. Data were collected electronically using field survey method of research design from the sampled respondents of building professionals in the area. Tau-b correlation method was adopted in the statistical analyses to determine the most commonly observed Covid-19 measures, most common vulnerable factors leading to spread and contraction of the pandemic in the study. Findings reveal that majority of the establishment in the area shutdown their operations according to the directive of the government; while about the three quarter of these establishments who were in active operations are observed as public owned corporations or projects. It is also discovered that hand washing, wearing of face mask and social distancing were mostly complied with. On the other hand, economic hardship, inflation, and difficulty in accessibility to fund noticeably affect the flow and progress of work projects. Despite the considerable compliance with the preventive measures, there is no significant relationship between conformity to social distancing and shut-down policy, and the volume of construction works in progress during the shut-down in the study area. In conclusion therefore, it is recommended that shut-down of economic activities should not be total but, in part and alternate form among the various sections of the economic activities within the society. Attention to the operations of the private construction and property development projects like in the and the public structure is also recommended for a more holistic arrangement, towards cushioning the effect of similar economic crisis occasioned by any pandemic like Covid-19 in general.

scholarly journals Review of Economic Stimulus Packages to Fight the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Waqas Mehmood ◽  
Rasidah Mohd-Rashid ◽  
Attia Aman Ullah ◽  
Owais Shafique
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Economic Stimulus ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Malaysian Government

The purpose of this study is to describe the COVID-19 situation in Malaysia and the way the government of Malaysia manages the impact of this pandemic through economic recovery packages such as economic stimulus packages. This study focuses on the effects of the economic stimulus packages released by the government of Malaysia as a response to the economic recession triggered by COVID-19. Malaysia is one of the favourite tourist destinations, and the tourism industry generates about 5.9% of the country’s GDP. However, the lockdown imposed by the Malaysian government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected almost every sector of the economy. The Malaysian government has taken several steps to control the spread of the pandemic, such as declaring hotspots of COVID-19, imposing lockdowns, and creating mass scale awareness through social media and TV channels. The government has also deployed several economic strategies such as economic stimulus packages to help industries and the people. This study concludes that the mitigation techniques, i.e., economic stimulus packages adopted are working properly; however, some improvements are required as these techniques are inadequate to manage the transmission capability and virulence of COVID-19. Thus, more attention is required for the revival of economic activities. This study helps to obtain an insight into the effects of economic packages and how effective these packages have been in managing the spread of the COVID-19 virus and mitigating the economic recession. It also provides an understanding of how these packages will help flatten the pandemic curve in the future. This study provides information on the current COVID-19 situation in Malaysia. It also offers information on the policies and methods used by the government to solve economic and public health issues. Further, this study lays out guidelines for policymakers and government officials for the development of more effective strategies for economic recovery and public health initiatives.

scholarly journals Realization and Contribution Sukuk Retail, Savings, and Retail's Waqf During The 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh Agus Nugroho ◽  
Rika Febby Rhamadhani ◽  
Fathul Khair
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Government

Covid-19 entered Indonesia around March 2020, having an impact on economic growth. Indonesia during 2020 minus 2.07 percent of its economy. This economic decline was caused by Covid-19 which had an impact on the economic activities of residents. Throughout 2020 the government issued 4 series of Sukuk, retail Sukuk SR0012 and SR013, savings Sukuk series ST007 and finally retail Sukuk waqf SWR001. The purchase realization of SR012 was IDR 12,142 trillion, and SR013 was IDR 25,667 trillion. Then ST007, the funds that were collected were Rp. 5.18 trillion and the retail Sukuk waqf series SWR001 as much as Rp. 14.91 billion. Despite the minus economy, the Sukuk is still in demand by the Indonesian people. For own contribution, retail Sukuk funds are used for infrastructure development such as bridges, Hajj boarding buildings, construction of railroads, and others. Meanwhile, savings Sukuk are allocated for economic recovery and eligible green projects. Finally, retail waqf Sukuk is used for financing social activities and empowering people, such as the construction of an eye hospital for the poor and others.

scholarly journals State ownership and firm performance: A performance evaluation of disinvested public sector enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
I. Chhabra ◽  
S. Gupta ◽  
V. K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
State Ownership ◽  
The Other ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Administrative Functions ◽  
The Government

The Indian government devised a flexible method to modify the performance of public sector firms through disinvestment in the 1990s to boost commercial strength and bridge the budget deficit. The disinvestment policy intends to reduce the government’s involvement in the country’s economic activities to encourage the private sector. The research aims to empirically examine the financial and operating performance of thirty-two Central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) in India. Further, the paper intends to study the other firm factors that influence the performance parameters. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test and random panel regression model are the methods employed to analyze the data statistically. The results show that the profitability of disinvestment has not brought significantly much improvement post-privatization in PSEs. In contrast, the productivity of employees has improved. Dividend payout ratio and no. of employees have shown improvement after five years of disinvestment, and leverage has insignificantly declined. In addition, state ownership shows a significant negative relationship with the performance variables. It implies that higher the equity shareholding of the government (state ownership) in the CPSEs, would negatively hamper the performance of firms. On the other hand, GDP and firm size are positively affecting the profitability and productivity of employees. The study concludes that the government is required to bring down the equity shareholdings in CPSEs, directing more efforts towards strategic disinvestment. Government should choose strategic disinvestment rather than partial and small-scale disinvestment because neither will offer good results. The decline in leverage shows the availability of cheaper sources of finance. Furthermore, it has been suggested that government interference in operational and administrative functions should be given the least priority.

scholarly journals Description of Knowledge of Pre-Clinical Students of the Faculty of Medicine, Indonesian Christian University Batch 2020 regarding COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3-S) ◽  
pp. 150-153
Author(s):  
Nia Reviani
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Rate ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The world is currently facing a pandemic spreading rapidly in more than 200 countries caused by the SARS-CoV-2. The virus was first thought to have originated from Wuhan, China, and the infection has spread throughout the world, including Indonesia. The mortality rate for COVID-19 in Indonesia is 8.9%. This figure is the highest in Southeast Asia. Therefore, the government made various efforts and policies to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia. One of them is implementing the health protocol, namely 3M (using masks, washing hands, and social distancing). However, due to the increasing number of Covid-19 transmission in Indonesia, the current health protocol became 5M (washing hands, wearing masks, social distancing, limiting mobility and interaction and staying away from crowds) is expected to reduce the transmission rate of the COVID-19 virus. This study aims to discover the description of knowledge of Pre-Clinical Students in Faculty of Medicine, Christian University of Indonesia, Class of 2020 regarding COVID-19. The design of the study is a descriptive survey with a quantitative descriptive. Data were obtained by using questionnaires distributed online with a non-random sampling technique, in which we used purposive sampling. The participants were next screened with the inclusion and exclusion criteria. It resulted in 140 participants who qualified the criteria and whose data could be considered for further analysis.  The results showed that from 140 students, 136 students (97,1%) had good knowledge, three students (2,1%) had sufficient knowledge, and one student (0,8%) had less knowledge about COVID-19. The study finds that 136 students (97,1%) in a class of 2020 in the Faculty of Medicine at Christian University of Indonesia have a good knowledge of COVID-19. Keywords: Knowledge, Pre-Clinical Students, FK UKI 2020, COVID-19.

scholarly journals A Summary of the Developments Regarding the Economic Regime Implemented in Developed and Developing Countries

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlen Hiç
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Public Investments ◽  
The Government ◽  
Economic Regime

Since the developments regarding the economic regime in developed countries follow a different path as opposed to those in developing countries, in this article, these two groups of countries will be examined separately. Priority will be given to investigating the economic regime in developed countries due to historical and theoretical reasons. Today, both in developed and developing countries the economic activities basically are taken up by the private sector; nevertheless the government contributes to these activities through intervention, guidance, protectionism, and investment. Still the level of government intervention, protection and public investments in developed countries appears to be at the minimum. The role of government in developing countries, on the other hand, seems to be more significant; the gravity of the government’s role depends on the degree of development for the countries concerned. In the countries where the level of development is low, the role of government increases, that is to say, the improvement in development decreases the role government.

scholarly journals Mathematical Model Considering Effect of COVID-19 Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA) and “GoTo Travel Campaign”

2021 ◽  
Vol 2090 (1) ◽  
pp. 012022
Author(s):  
Ryota Maehashi ◽  
Rian Nagaoka ◽  
Yuka Nigoshi ◽  
Yuga Hayashi ◽  
Ryuhei Moriguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Strong Tendency ◽  
Ideal Situation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Spread Of Infection ◽  
And Control ◽  
First Time

Abstract In the end of 2019, the emergence of COVID-19 was reported and confirmed for the first time, and it triggered an international pandemic. In Japan, the strong tendency to spread of infection is still continuing. The Japanese Government has been raised two concepts to overcome this difficulty. One is the thorough measures to control of the spread of infection and the other is the economic recovery. The government has carried out the corresponding two policies: the use of COVID-19 Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA) and the application of “GoTo Travel Campaign”. We focus on these two policies and study an ideal situation, which enables us to balance more economic recovery and control of the spread of infection. To pursue this goal, we propose a mathematical model to estimate these policies’s effects and conduct simulations of 28 scenarios. In addition, we analyze each result of the simulation and investigate characteristics of each situation. As a result, we clearly find that it required that not only the increasing the using rate of COCOA but also a positive change of people’s behaviors and awareness.

scholarly journals PELUANG PENANAMAN MODAL ASING DALAM PENINGKATAN PEREKONOMIAN NEGARA PASCA PANDEMI COVID 19

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-180
Author(s):  
Besse Tenriabeng Mursyid
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Open Door ◽  
Open Door Policy ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government

In terms of the economic development of a nation it cannot be separated from economic activities that are stable in a country, on the other hand it is undeniable that now the world is struggling against the Covid-19 pandemic which is known together with all countries is intensively making movements aimed at Minimizing the spread of the corona virus, recorded based on data from the Google news site related to the development of Covid-19 cases throughout the country, the total cases worldwide were recorded at 50,794,593 with cases of patients dying as many as 1,262,199 Various policies were created by the government in order to attract the attention of foreign investors to enter Indonesia to invest, one of which is the open door policy to improve the country's economy after the Covid-19 pandemic in the future

scholarly journals State Intervention/Bailout and Economic Stabilisation in Nigeria: Some Lessons from the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Deinibiteim Monimah Harry ◽  
Winston Madume
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Specific Time ◽  
The Us ◽  
Nigerian Government ◽  
The Government

Abstract The study examined the nature of state intervention during economic and/or financial crisis, focusing on Nigeria and US. These two nations have embarked on various kinds of bailouts to stabilize their economies and move their nations on the path of economic recovery and growth. However, the bailout effort is more successful in the US than Nigeria. This is largely due to the approach adopted in these countries. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to ascertain the extent to which government invention has helped stabilize the Nigerian economy, when compared with the experience of the United States. The study revealed that in the US every state intervention/ bailout is approved by congress through legislation, therefore well-guided in its administration or execution, with specific time lines. On the other hand, in Nigeria bailouts are by “executive fiat”, as a result they suffer from poor execution. Hence, the paper concluded that state intervention/bailout in Nigeria has not been very successful because of the approach adopted by the government. The study recommended that subsequently, every bailout from the Nigerian government should be a product of an Act of Parliament, bailout schemes should have specific tools for measuring performance and be guided by specific lines, among others.

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