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Supply cuts will not offset the drop in oil demand
OPEC+ and other producers have agreed to cut oil supply by 9.7 million barrels per day (b/d) to try to raise the price
InternationalUK health surveillance app will be controversial
The United Kingdom will soon launch a voluntary app to help track and stop the spread of COVID-19
InternationalMarket volatility endangers moves to replace LIBOR
LIBOR will be replaced by the end of 2021 but the transition is proving challenging
InternationalDamage to value chains and services will hit world GDP
The WTO sees global goods trade volumes falling by 13-32% this year, and services trade is vulnerable to falling further
InternationalCOVID-19 may worsen polio and measles outbreaks
Health bodies are advising countries to suspend vaccination campaigns against measles and polio
InternationalPandemic underlines need for plugging digital divide
Politically and socio-economically marginalised communities also suffer the deepest digital divides
InternationalCOVID-19 election delays could dent democracies
The pandemic is forcing countries to delay elections or find other ways to conduct them
InternationalCOVID-19 poses a huge challenge to developing nations
Developing countries have less scope than developed markets to adjust economic and social policies to cope with COVID-19
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