May 22, 2020/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian and Fabio Natalucci Much the same way COVID-19 hits people with pre-existing health conditions more strongly, so is the pandemic-triggered economic crisis exposing and worsening financial vulnerabilities that have built up during a decade of extremely low rates and volatility. Our recently released chapters […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Currencies in Africa: S/African rand leads laggards
May 22, 2020/United Capital Report The outbreak of COVID-19 is expected to halt global growth which has maintained a positive trend over the last 10 years. According to the IMF, the impact of the world-wide lockdown is estimated to result in 3.0% decline in global GDP as the strength of even the most […]
COVID-19 – Corporate Compliance and Investigations in a Virtual World
May 22, 2020 By Darryl Bernstein, Wian Steyn and JJ van der Walt There has been an unprecedented acceleration in the global adoption of the virtual office and the COVID-19 pandemic has clarified the fact that many industries already render their services predominantly through electronic means. This accelerated move into […]
