An economy down under: Australia facing the prospect of a deep recession

5 years ago

Josh Frydenberg, the Australian Treasurer, announced on Wednesday that the economy is likely to have shrunk by as much as…

South Africa: an economy in lockdown is an economy in freefall

5 years ago

The economic impact of Covid-19 has been devastating and wide-reaching. One country which is suffering significantly is South Africa, where…

French government to provide 8 billion euros to help revive their car industry

5 years ago

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, announced this week a fiscal stimulus of €8 billion to help the French car…

British Supercar manufacturer McLaren to cut more than 25% of their workforce

5 years ago

As the world’s economies continue to reel from the damage caused by the spread of Covid-19, Supercar manufacturer McLaren is…

Indian economy to shrink for the first time in forty years

5 years ago

Whilst India was initially praised for their response to the Covid-19 crisis by organising a mass lockdown that effectively took…

China to impose an 80.5% tariff on Australian barley exports

5 years ago

Australia’s barley producers are about to feel the full force of Chinese protectionism after the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced…

ILO weighs in on the extent of the coronacrisis and offers advice for how to fight Covid-19

5 years ago

With unemployment levels soaring across the world, the ILO (International Labour Organisation) released a policy brief which outlined the steps…

Prime Minister Modi announces a $60 billion relief plan to help small businesses in India

5 years ago

India, the second largest country in the world with a population of 1.35 billion people, has now been in lockdown…