Virtual Roundtable: The Impact of Coronavirus on Central Asia’s Development
Channel: Cabar.asia
Date: 2020-06-03

As with the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has put healthcare systems in the Central Asian states under severe strain. It has also affected the key drivers of their economies - trade and migrant remittances. The governments' responses differ in speed and scale, and there are greater concerns than ever about their ability to deliver for their citizens.This event explores in detail how the region's development may be affected. The speakers cover issues of external debt, humanitarian aid distribution, effects on regional cooperation, and relations with Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union.This event is held in partnership with the Chatham House Asia and Eurasia Programme.



Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR) is the project of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (www.iwpr.net).