Title:
Threats to job creation: Tourism and COVID-19
Author:
John Page
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative
Published:
Brookings, 18 February 2021
From the article:
Sub-Saharan Africa’s services-led economic growth has been under increasing strain due to COVID-19. Beyond the threats to health and livelihoods the pandemic has thrown a wrench into some of the most promising sectors for economic growth in the region—including its “industries without smokestacks” (IWOSS).