China’s manufacturing sector moves back to growth
Following its stringent zero-Covid strategy and a general trend in global manufacturing to diversify supply chains, China suffered three months…
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Weekly data: Zero-Covid policy pushes China to the brink of recession
As shortages of labour and energy push up prices in the US and Europe, China is battling a very different…
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Weekly data: China has beaten its second Covid wave but could yet face disaster
China has successfully contained its first major outbreak of Covid-19 since the virus's initial rapid spread in late-2019 and early…
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Weekly data: Why is Covid-19 suddenly so bad in Hong Kong?
One of the Covid-19 pandemic’s few success stories, Hong Kong entered February having recorded just 213 deaths from the virus.…
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Covid-19 two years on – which companies have been the winners and the losers?
The beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a massive shift in the global business landscape. Key sectors including tourism, hospitality…
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Manufacturers should turn the pandemic response into a post-pandemic strategy
Covid-19 has, of course, had an immense impact on health, society, industry and economies. Just three months before the first wave…
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Omicron to disturb global economic growth in 2022: GlobalData
The emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 in late 2021 has led GlobalData to reconsider its global…
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Weekly data: Why the Omicron variant has markets worried
The discovery of a new Covid-19 variant in southern Africa has sparked concern, confusion and panic in global markets. Although…
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Weekly data: No, Sweden’s Covid-19 strategy hasn’t worked
Sweden’s state epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, is in the news again, defending himself from accusations that his laissez-faire approach to Covid-19…
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Almaty’s starring role in Kazakhstan’s recovery and diversification
[caption id="attachment_58182" align="alignnone" width="658"] Almaty, the former capital city of Kazakhstan, has continued to serve as an investment hub in…
