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Key takeaways
COVID-19 has accelerated trends that we thought would play out over a decade.
The COVID-19 shock has mainly been a shock to corporations (not households), leaving a monumental hole in corporate balance sheets.
The Developed World Populism Index has spiked significantly in recent years.
It has never been more difficult to be an investor. Diversification is more important than ever but more difficult than ever to achieve.
The hole in the real economy is harder to fill than the hole in the financial economy.
Companies are recognising that if they are not willing to proactively become more purposeful, they will be forced to do so (or forced out of existence).
We can get through this difficult period – it was done after each World War, but there will be very tricky policy decisions to make along the way as policy makers will have to prioritise what they want to achieve.
The Florida State Board of Administration has made some strategic moves to take advantage of opportunities in the dislocation, including in private equity, distressed debt and active listed equities.. But CIO, Ash Williams, is concerned about the underlying real economy.
Professor Stephen Kotkin stops to consider the rollercoaster ride in politics, leadership and policy making that we have seen globally over the past few months. Who will win? What does the future look like? And how will the global economy restructure for survival?
The Franco-German proposal for a COVID-19 recovery fund is not quite the “Hamiltonian moment” that some have claimed. But, by reshaping the debate on risk mutualization and the benefits of transfers, it could set the stage for one.
This note provides the IMF and the World Bank staff’s high-level recommendations and guidance on the appropriate regulatory and supervisory responses for the banking sector and offers an overview of measures taken across jurisdictions to date.
COVID-19 is taking its toll on the world, causing deaths, illnesses and economic despair. But how is the deadly virus impacting global poverty? The World Bank argues that it is pushing about 40-60 million people into extreme poverty, with its best estimate being 49 million.
COVID-19 is taking its toll on the world, causing deaths, illnesses and economic despair. But how is the deadly virus impacting global poverty? The World Bank argues that it is pushing about 40-60 million people into extreme poverty, with its best estimate being 49 million.
This conversation with Joel Pohin, director of the portfolio management division, Caisse des Depots looks at how the fund is positioning the portfolio during this time of uncertainty and the role of sustainability in the short and long term.
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