6.3 million people in the UK are being paid by the government – to stay at home!

6 years ago

In April, the UK government launched an unprecedented job retention scheme to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus on employment. Under the…

China to continue subsidising electric vehicles as the post Covid-19 recovery begins

6 years ago

After coming to a grinding halt in February this year, the Chinese economy is open again and gradually returning to…

The more you sell the more it costs: Amazon have record sales but are paying the price for it

6 years ago

In this crazy new world we live in where everybody stays at home, one company which has benefitted hugely and…

To trade or not to trade? Many countries choosing the latter in response to Covid-19

6 years ago

According to a report released by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), there is a growing number of countries around the…

A Hunger pandemic could be the worst outcome of Covid-19 in the world’s poorest regions

6 years ago

According to a report by the World Food Programme (WFP), the economic and social disruption caused by the spread of…

UK government to borrow over £200 billion to fight Covid-19 – but who do they borrow from?

6 years ago

In the last three months, governments around the world have been spending huge sums of money on packages to reduce…

A tale of two businesses: winners and losers of a global lockdown

6 years ago

Netflix and chill? Yes please, but not with a Coca-Cola.Recent announcements from these two corporate giants have given us an…

Oil prices go negative in the US – how and why?

6 years ago

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in January this year, there have been numerous economic events which have been simply…

Unemployment claims in the US have risen to 22 million

6 years ago

Since the US economy was essentially shutdown four weeks ago, the economic fallout has been tremendous and devastating. With businesses…