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The manufacturing downturn is deepening
The manufacturing PMIs fell sharply in Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom and dropped for smaller Chinese firms
InternationalCOVID-19 impacts will hit labour-intensive small firms
COVID-19 impacts may particularly hit workers employed by firms of less than 10 people, or self-or-informally employed
InternationalPandemic will widen major gender gaps
The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has fallen disproportionately on women
InternationalSurveillance concerns will rise as virus cripples
The pandemic is pitching privacy advocates against anti-virus government initiatives
InternationalOnly vaccines or drugs will end social distancing
Governments around the world are exploring how to exit lockdowns that suppress COVID-19 without a resurgence
InternationalLockdown exit strategy optimality will impact recovery
Countries in lockdown will combine models from epidemiology and economics to determine and implement exit strategies
InternationalEasing lockdowns and OPEC+ cuts give oil scant support
Weak financial results for oil and gas firms and fears about storage capacity prompted a renewed oil market sell-off
InternationalVirus to have limited impact on IDP trends
The number of internally displaced people reached a record high of 50.8 million last year
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