The World This Week: 27th February
Consumer and Business Behaviour
Here is ten thousand HK dollars… Help kickstart our economy!
In an unprecedented move to help boost the ailing Hong Kong economy, the financial secretary Paul Chan has announced a HK$10,000 cash handout for all permanent residents aged 18 or above. This creative fiscal policy […]
Aggregate Demand and Supply
Corona Credit Crunch for many Chinese businesses
With millions of people in self-imposed quarantine across China and severe travel restrictions, small and medium sized businesses could be on the verge of collapse. Since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in January, businesses […]
Consumer and Business Behaviour
The factory of the world is firing up again: China records strong growth in manufacturing activity for March
Whilst economies around the world are still on their knees, China seems to have picked itself back up again, after emerging from the worst of Covid-19’s destruction across the country. In battling the virus throughout […]