International

  • May 21, 2020
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Manufacturers will seek diversification and resilience

Disruptions to global supply chains will accelerate the trend for firms to source supplies of critical products nearby

International
  • May 21, 2020
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Oxfam funding crisis may foreshadow wider deficits

The UK-based charity is dramatically reducing operations as funding strains that affect the entire sector bite

International
  • May 20, 2020
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Permanent scarring will limit the recovery of UK GDP

UK inflation slowed in April and unemployment claims soared above 2 million, on top of the 8 million furloughed workers

United Kingdom
  • May 19, 2020
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Remittance slump will widen development gaps globally

Top remittance recipient India is seeing some small but welcome changes in remittance trends

International
  • May 18, 2020
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Technology takes larger role in shaping inequality

A UK survey finds that children from different economic backgrounds are being affected differently by school closures

International
  • May 14, 2020
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Oil supply may exceed demand far beyond the pandemic

The IEA monthly oil market outlook is more positive than in April but still sees oil oversupply persisting for years

International
  • May 14, 2020
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Levels of COVID-19 infection remain in single digits

The proportion of the population in France that has had COVID-19 by lockdown end is estimated to be in single digits

International
  • May 14, 2020
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Uncertainties over COVID-19 impacts fuel market fears

The uncertainty over governments’ ability to contain the spread of COVID-19 is fuelling financial market volatility

International