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Summary
COVID-19, the potentially deadly coronavirus that emerged in China in late 2019, poses a serious threat to vulnerable populations. It also presents a challenge to the global economy on par with the financial crisis that spread slightly more than a decade earlier, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In the worst case scenario, a broad spread of COVID-19 may grind global growth down to 1.5% in 2020 - a sharp decline from the 2.9% increase registered for 2019, according to the OECD. Around the world, desperate efforts are underway to contain the spread of what has become a profoundly disruptive outbreak.
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Key Issues
COVID-19’s Workforce ImpactAvoiding COVID-19 Infection and SpreadFinding a VaccineCOVID-19’s Impact on TradeCOVID-19’s Impact on TravelCOVID-19’s Impact on Financial Markets |