Fiscal response to COVID-19 in East Africa 2020
As an attempt to curb the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the economy, the majority of governments in East Africa announced economic stimulus packages. As of September 2020, the fiscal relief in Ethiopia, country with most COVID-19 cases in the region, amounted to 1,640 million U.S. dollars. In Kenya, the stimulus package was measured at 506 million U.S. dollars.
