What is the economic impact of the health crisis? 

By: Kpénahi Traoré Follow

After about 2 months of confinement, European countries are gradually returning to normal life. The Covid-19 is still in circulation, hence the maintenance of barrier gestures and physical distance. 

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The confinement was not without consequences for Western countries. France records a loss of 60 billion euros per month of confinement, according to the Sciences Po Economics Research Center. 

In the United States, more than 30 million Americans were registered as unemployed in April 2020, a historic record. 

In African countries, economically, the measures taken to stem the coronavirus will also leave traces in households, businesses and businesses that have been closed for several weeks. Some have shut down due to customer orders being canceled. 
Many young people had precarious jobs or lived in the informal sector before the new coronavirus. Most of them found themselves in financial difficulty when containment and curfew measures were taken. The world of entertainment is also hit hard, the concert halls being closed. 

What is the economic impact of the health crisis on your life as young people? So we say what we talk about with you on this show.

Guests :
- Omar Thiam , economist and teacher-researcher in Dakar
- Papus Zongo , manager and producer of artists.
Initiative of the week: Philippe Simo , founder of the Investir au pays website.

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• Economic crisis
• Coronavirus
• Confinement
• Youth

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