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• [New] New research has given insight into the resilience and recovery of businesses in two South Australian regions following a major bushfire event and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. phys.org
• While Bangladesh recovered strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic, post-pandemic recovery was hindered by rising inflation, a persistent balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and global economic uncertainty. World Bank
• Bangladesh's economy made a strong turnaround from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the post-pandemic recovery continues to be disrupted by high inflation, a persistent balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and global economic uncertainty. World Bank
• A major challenge for the Space Development Agency has been ensuring timely deliveries from suppliers amid lingering supply chain disruptions stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. SpaceNews
• Oil consumption growth is projected to halve in 2024, falling to 1.1 million barrels per day as global economic growth stays below trend in major economies, and as Covid-19-related distortions fade. Businessday NG
• Each significant disruption in recent times, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine war, has triggered severe shortages, compelling governments to strengthen supply chains through a mix of policies, incentives, and orders. Deloitte Insights
• The United Kingdom's ports have defied COVID-19 disruption to maintain a growth trajectory in attracting investments, despite the impact of COVID-19 and Brexit disruption. The Maritime Executive
• Recent years have seen India contend with a set of shocks, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Ukraine conflict, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and the economic and political impact of climate disruptions. Hindustan Times
• Mainstream parties will continue to co-opt far right and far left policies, particularly on immigration, in an attempt to win back voters, as the cost-of-living crisis caused by Covid, war in Ukraine and economic inequality all persist. The New European
• Supply chain resiliency has been central in economic and political debates since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when a series of disruptions significantly affected global semiconductor supply chains and related industries that rely heavily on chips to manufacture their goods. The National Bureau of Asian Research
• Recent global events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, unprecedented temperatures, economic fluctuations, political unrest, and the advent of generative artificial intelligence, have underscored the prevalence of systemic risks. Insurance Business
• Since the Red Sea crisis has caused severe supply chain disruptions, comparable to the COVID-19 pandemic and jeopardizing global economic recovery, the Indian government is defining its economic performance and export targets within a range, acknowledging the impact of external pressures. India Briefing News
• The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the detrimental consequences of poor preparedness for systemic risks, with a shock to the health system spurring an economic downturn, spiralling debt levels and an unravelling of global supply chains 1, 2. Nature
• More recent disruptions such as the US-China trade war, Covid-19 pandemic, and sanctions on Russia have further prompted businesses to re-evaluate the resilience of their supply chains. Hinrich Foundation
• Given the ongoing global economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevailing Russia-Ukraine War, another geopolitical upheaval surrounding the Hamas-Israel war will have severe economic consequences as it tries to rebound. The Daily Star
• Despite lingering post-COVID supply and production bottlenecks, armed conflict in various parts of the world and restrictive monetary policies in major economies, we expect global growth to hover around 3.0% in 2024. Punch Newspaper
• Depression is not a risk factor that may reduce the likelihood that Medicare beneficiaries follow public health measures to mitigate COVID-19 infection or possibly other infections in future public health emergencies. Need to See IT Publishing
• Owing to the COVID pandemic, disruption of grain and other supply networks due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and insufficient monetary and fiscal discipline, Ghanaians have faced rapid inflation. ReliefWeb
• In response to increased geopolitical disruption, and the unprecedented challenges of recent years, like the Covid pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and environmental disasters, the UK Government and businesses have boosted their ability to manage supply chain shocks. GOV.UK
• Even before the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic crisis, the dairy industry in recent years has experienced the unprecedented troublesome tidal wave that caused a great threat on its healthy survival of the traditional dairy business. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Supply chain disruptions - driven by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, China-Taiwan tensions and other notable domestic and global dynamics - would continue to impact businesses well into the year. Teneo
• Paxlovid did not reduce the risk of developing long COVID for vaccinated, non-hospitalized individuals during their first COVID-19 infection. ScienceDaily
• Pakistani authorities will have to acquire Emergency Use Authorisation for the Pfizer's newly-developed Covid-19 vaccine from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan as Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine (2023-2024 Formula) has not been approved or licensed by the FDA, another health official said. The News International

Last updated: 26 April 2024