With purchases and transactions increasingly moving away from cash and towards digital channels during the pandemic, both central banks and private institutions around the world are continuing to...
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Economic Update | Is Covid-19 driving growth in digital currencies?
21 Oct 2020
Economic Update | Can a $14bn infrastructure plan drive Mexico’s Covid-19 recovery?
15 Oct 2020
In a bid to offset economic headwinds associated with the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (widely known as AMLO) announced an infrastructure investment plan of...
Economic Update | How has Covid-19 changed media consumption?
30 Sep 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to an ongoing surge in media consumption, as people around the world seek to remain updated on the rapidly changing crisis. This is altering the landscape for...
Economic Update | Covid-19 and Latin American agriculture: can innovation overcome the disruption?
24 Sep 2020
Although the coronavirus pandemic has created significant challenges for the Latin American agricultural sector, it has also created opportunities for innovation and the expansion of home-grown...
Economic Update | Can the Covid-19 plastic waste problem generate business opportunities?
16 Sep 2020
Amid an increase in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) and packaged goods, Covid-19 has led to a significant spike in plastic waste. Although this has created some significant challenges...
Economic Update | Covid-19 and sovereign wealth funds: what does the future hold?
9 Sep 2020
The role that many sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) play in national economic policy has changed dramatically as a result of the pandemic, giving rise to questions about their future.
