From the Executive Summary: A successful response to both the coronavirus's health and economic costs in less developed countries requires that we move quickly to accelerate innovation and learning The innovation agenda comes from the uncertainty associated with any emergent crisis To support the public health response, innovation is needed to make behavior change easier to adopt and sustain To meet the needs of firms working to rebuild markets, impact investors should be seeking to create innovative financial products and vehicles to avoid a liquidity crunch that could wipe out decades of investing for social impact COVID-19 (Disease);Disaster recovery;Economics
COVID-19 Development Innovation Agenda: An Economic and Financial Lens