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Danielle Resnick is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Her research focuses on the political economy of agricultural policy and food systems, governance, and democratization, drawing on extensive fieldwork and policy engagement across Africa and South Asia.

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ADB paints the bleakest picture for Bangladesh (The Daily Star)

May 04, 2020

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an article on the future of Bangladesh and the impact of COVID-19. IFPRI estimates (see the blog post, Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads) that an additional 42 million people in South Asia could fall into extreme poverty in 2020 due to the pandemic. For Bangladesh, the ADB estimates that the pandemic is expected to drive an additional 7.7 percent of the population or close to 13 million people into poverty.

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