27 April 2020 | Bangladesh Globalisation has created centres of manufacturing in developing economies across the world. In Asia, Bangladesh has been a source for mass manufactured goods with the ready made garment industry providing 84% of the country’s export income. The immediate Covid-19 impact is the large scale cancellation of orders and the resultant...
The COVID-19 pandemic is currently affecting over 200 countries and territories across all regions, including countries from which UNICEF procures essential commodities for children. UNICEF is committed to advocate for the protection of children’s rights and help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. This includes the availability...
Leading through COVID-19 by putting customers’ interests first As the world joins forces to contain the current COVID-19 crisis, businesses are concerned with the impact that events may have on the relationship with their customers. Customer loyalty and trust are being put to the test. Companies want to continue to provide excellent value to their...
As 2019 winds down, profitability remains a moving target for container shipping lines, and unpredictable trade flows out of Asia and poor supply-demand fundamentals are clouding the container shipping outlook. Trade tensions on the trans-Pacific are changing demand patterns among US shippers, and BCOs were reporting tight space at loading ports in China and Vietnam...
The companies and employees at ground zero of the COVID-19 outbreak provide insight into what works in a time of crisis — and what doesn’t. Leaders around the world are facing twin anxieties: how severe the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will be for the economy and what companies should be doing to prepare. Scientists have long...
Organizations serious about high performance must rethink performance metrics. Will dispersed, distributed, and remote workforces become the post-pandemic new normal? It may be too soon to say. Much clearer is how misleading and unhelpful legacy metrics are for assessing work-from-home performance. Pre-COVID-19 workplace analytics are no longer fit for purpose. They don’t capture the disjointed...
The COVID-19 crisis continues to have a significant impact on individuals, society, business and the wider economy across the globe. The insurance industry has not escaped its impact but insurers have responded quickly to the crisis. As the broader economy recovers and responds to the pandemic, insurers will face a number of challenges but also...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop...
COVID-19 has taken the world by surprise. Since this new coronavirus was first identified at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei province – more than 90,000 people have been infected in over 65 countries, leading to over 3,000 deaths. Could COVID-19 be the black swan event that finally forces...
