West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | March 2022
HIGHLIGHTS • Political Developments • Economic Developments• Bilateral Developments IA) Political Developments: Regional and Global Issues Impact of Omicron Covid-19: While the Covid-19 Omicron wave seemed to be receding in most of the West Asia North Africa (WANA) region, it continued unabated in some pockets. The WHO reported on Feb 9 that infections and deaths were rising […]
West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | February 2022
HIGHLIGHTS • Political Developments • Economic Developments• Bilateral Developments IA) Political Developments: Regional Issues Impact of Omicron Covid-19: On Jan 25, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath put the total global economic losses from the pandemic at close to $13.8 trillion through 2024. Many parts of the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region were ravaged […]
West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | January 2022
HIGHLIGHTS • Political Developments • Economic Developments• Bilateral Developments IA) Political Developments: Regional Issues Impact of Omicron Covid-19: As Omicron strain of SARS-Coronavirus knocked on the doors of West Asian states, preventive steps were hurriedly put in place. The first such cases were reported in Saudi Arabia (Dec 1), the UAE (1/12), Kuwait (8/12), Qatar (17/12), Iran (19/12) […]
