How COVID-19 has Increased Vulnerability in the Informal Sector: Business Environment Solutions
- February 10, 2021
- Online
Wednesday, February 10 at 14:00 CET (08:00 EST)
This webinar, hosted by DCED (Donor Committee for Enterprise Development), looked at the challenges created by COVID-19 for business environment reform and the informal economy. Recognizing the impact COVID-19 had on the informal economy in developing economies, participants – including Marty Chen, International Coordinator Emeritus and Senior Advisor, WIEGO, and Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School – explored the kinds of responses emerging to these challenges.
This was an interactive webinar in which a panel of experts and agency representatives described the work they were doing to support reforms in the informal economy. Webinar participants presented their own questions and comments.
Speakers:
- Judith van Doorn (ILO)
- Laura Atienza (European Commission)
- Mohammad Amin (World Bank Group)
- Marty Chen (WIEGO)
- Rose Karimi (International Cooperatives Alliance)
- Moderator: Andreja Marusic (World Bank Group)
