Oil price turmoil reveals depths of economic painGovernments must be mindful to preserve global production capacityLooking for M&A deals is risky now for both buyers and sellersSmaller deals and sectors less affected by the coronavirus crisis are likely to bounce back firstWhy the European Central Bank can save the eurozoneIt has near-unlimited firepower and is the only EU institution willing and able to actDon’t repeat the mistakes of the Greek bailoutThe EU does not have the luxury of time or compromises anchored in old beliefsHow strongman leaders will exploit the coronavirus crisisIt is easy to take advantage of frightened people who have accepted infringements on freedomCulture wars are infecting the UK’s pandemic strategyThe attempt to set up gender equality and ethnic diversity as the enemies of prosperity is tellingMore from this SeriesData gathering can liberate us from a much longer lockdownThe return of a virus spells trouble if a high percentage of the population remains susceptible to itIndia cannot simply spend its way out of this crisisUnfortunately, no emerging economy can take the generosity of markets for grantedAll those fridges full of booze are a lockdown hazardAddiction experts say Covid-19 could tip heavy drinkers into full-blown alcoholismBenjamin Netanyahu draws another winning handNew unity government gives Israeli leader the manoeuvring room he needsAmazon thrives in the crisis but still faces risksThe ecommerce platform is vulnerable through its model of a low-paid workforceTrump, Xi and other nationalists are less united than everCoronavirus exposes how little the autocrats have in commonNarcos are suffering from the Covid-19 lockdown tooOrganised crime dealt big blow by disrupted supply chains and blocked sales channels
Oil price turmoil reveals depths of economic painGovernments must be mindful to preserve global production capacityLooking for M&A deals is risky now for both buyers and sellersSmaller deals and sectors less affected by the coronavirus crisis are likely to bounce back firstWhy the European Central Bank can save the eurozoneIt has near-unlimited firepower and is the only EU institution willing and able to actDon’t repeat the mistakes of the Greek bailoutThe EU does not have the luxury of time or compromises anchored in old beliefsHow strongman leaders will exploit the coronavirus crisisIt is easy to take advantage of frightened people who have accepted infringements on freedomCulture wars are infecting the UK’s pandemic strategyThe attempt to set up gender equality and ethnic diversity as the enemies of prosperity is tellingMore from this SeriesData gathering can liberate us from a much longer lockdownThe return of a virus spells trouble if a high percentage of the population remains susceptible to itIndia cannot simply spend its way out of this crisisUnfortunately, no emerging economy can take the generosity of markets for grantedAll those fridges full of booze are a lockdown hazardAddiction experts say Covid-19 could tip heavy drinkers into full-blown alcoholismBenjamin Netanyahu draws another winning handNew unity government gives Israeli leader the manoeuvring room he needsAmazon thrives in the crisis but still faces risksThe ecommerce platform is vulnerable through its model of a low-paid workforceTrump, Xi and other nationalists are less united than everCoronavirus exposes how little the autocrats have in commonNarcos are suffering from the Covid-19 lockdown tooOrganised crime dealt big blow by disrupted supply chains and blocked sales channels
