INT

  • Apr 24, 2020
  • 7 min read

COVID-19 crisis risks deeper European rifts on privacy

The EU is attempting to coordinate data policy on contact-tracing apps as member states adopt divergent approaches

Europe
  • Apr 23, 2020
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Pharmaceutical protectionism will outlast the pandemic

US and EU shortages of vital medical supplies underline advanced economies' supply-chain dependence on China

International
  • Apr 22, 2020
  • 8 min read

Virus will divert but not derail gender rights fight

Before the pandemic hit, people had been organising and holding protests globally against gender violence

International
  • Apr 20, 2020
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Digital currencies hold much promise for central banks

Central banks worldwide have been researching how digital currencies could complement or replace traditional currencies

International
  • Apr 17, 2020
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COVID-19 will improve real-time epidemic modelling

Mathematical modelling is one of the most important tools in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

International
  • Apr 15, 2020
  • 7 min read

European COVID-19 tracking tech will proliferate

Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and the United Kingdom are planning apps to contain COVID-19

Western Europe
  • Apr 14, 2020
  • 7 min read

COVID-19 will crimp copper demand, dampening the price

The copper price rose towards the end of 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic will sharply reduce demand through most of 2020

International
  • Apr 14, 2020
  • 7 min read

COVID-19 to hinder international climate diplomacy

With the attention of the world focused on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, climate ambitions have been put on ice

International