Perspectives

COVID-19 and the global economy

04 May 2020

Coronavirus is a health crisis and human tragedy which is affecting millions of people. The outbreak is unlike anything global economies have experienced before and it continues to have a growing impact on the global economy, radically disrupting industries like trade, tourism, leisure and everything in between. In this video, Macquarie Chief Economist Ric Deverell, assesses the wide-ranging human and economic impacts of coronavirus.