EDITORIAL: Business beyond Covid-19
Globalisation is not the only thing that will be changed and possibly killed by virus
18 May 2020 - 05:05
In a recent editorial, The Economist, one of the world’s oldest and most respected business magazines, asked if Covid-19 has killed globalisation. If one removes the reference to the coronavirus, it’s a question that could have been asked at any point over the past five years.
The rise of populism worldwide — and antipathy towards migrants — are not new phenomena, and are probably lasting consequences of the previous financial crisis. In SA, we are not immune to that trend, with the current crisis emboldening politicians to loudly debate restrictions on work opportunities based on workers’ nationality...
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