The (COVID-19) bell is tolling As COVID-19 wreaks its havoc, the end of John Donne’s poem ‘No man is an island’ (cited in the previous edition of Economic Insights) seems unhappily ever more appropriate. Alas,...
While the true extent of the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is yet to be determined, what’s certain is that the crisis will claim millions of jobs. But a handful of sectors may...
Sri Lanka followed suit after the Philippines became the first country to close down its stock market. The PSE may resume operations on Thursday. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Tuesday suspended trading operations. It...
In the third decades of the 21st century, the world is witnessing the biggest scathing attack of the virus in a decade on the survival of human beings. At the same time, it is also...
While it is impossible to predict when a panic will occur and how long it will last, I hope this week’s price movements have not come as a complete surprise to you. Some, however, are...
