COVID-19

Coronavirus won't spell the end for globalization - but change is unavoidable

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The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to trigger the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Image: REUTERS/Mike Segar

Jun Du
Professor of Economics, Centre Director of Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Business Prosperity (LBGCBP), Aston University
Agelos Delis
Lecturer in Economics, Aston University
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