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Z, V or ‘Nike swoosh’ – what shape will the COVID-19 recession take?
The “Great Lockdown” has hit global economies hard. Business shutdowns have left unemployment soaring, supply chains...
Coronavirus won’t spell the end for globalization – but change is unavoidable
The value of Chinese exports in the first two months of 2020 fell by 17.2% year on year, while imports slowed by...
Africa needs an economic lifeline to help it fight COVID-19 – here’s why it’s a solid investment
Sub-Saharan Africa is set to experience a major economic downturn as a result of COVID-19.With global interest rates...
How 2 out of every 5 jobs lost during COVID-19 may not come back
The US had a 14.7% rate of unemployment in April.Researchers estimate that 42% of pandemic-induced layoffs will result...
This was the year automation started taking over the workforce
A recent study finds that low-skilled workers are more at risk from displacement by robots than high-skilled...
$82 trillion over 5 years? Cambridge study counts the cost of coronavirus
The global economy could take a hit of some $82 trillion in a worst case scenario from the coronavirus, according to...
Coronavirus is leaving pregnant women with tough choices and bleaker outcomes
The strain COVID-19 is having on healthcare systems leaves women particularly vulnerable.Future mothers have to make...
These are the secrets to successful remote meetings
Research suggests that only around 50% of meeting time is effective, well used, and engaging.From being punctual to...
Historian Niall Ferguson on what the pandemic means for the global economy, geopolitics – and parties
In January, Niall Ferguson warned his readers to “brace yourself for a coronavirus pandemic”. The economic historian...