Сoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first detected in early December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It has since spread throughout the world.

The publication by the Bank of Russia studies main risks of the global economy and global financial markets and channels of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Russian economy and the financial sector.

Experts from the Roscongress Foundation present their overview of UNWTO’s ‘COVID-19 — a Global Insight on Travel and Tourism Impacts’ and ‘Supporting Jobs and Economies through Travel&Tourism’ reports.