Innovating through tech in the GCC

Forecasts for the economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic range across an alphabet soup of scenarios. Do executives see a V, a U, a W or an L?

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Weekly Digest   Issue #35         Innovating through tech in the GCC   Pandemic-related lockdowns and social distancing measures have increased reliance on digital technologies. Explore how both local and international companies in the GCC are integrating advanced technologies to offer innovative products and services to the market.   DOWNLOAD REPORT →

Financial Services Below zero: How low rates are reshaping the investment landscape   Covid-19 has shut down swathes of international commerce, put entire countries in lockdown and forced governments to take extreme measures to avert a global economic collapse. What are the long-term implications for the financial system?   READ REPORT → Economic Development Podcast | Global Business Barometer   Chris Clague, managing editor at The EIU, discusses industry responses to covid-19 and unpicks the macroeconomic consequences. He is joined by Taimur Baig, managing director and chief economist at DBS Bank; Alex Kwiatkowski, industry lead for banking and capital markets at SAS; and Jesse Quigley Jones, managing editor for healthcare at The EIU.   LISTEN NOW →       FROM THE ECONOMIST       Robots that can walk are now striding to market   They will be able to go where people can, but existing bots cannot           Anti-covid-19 medicines are being approved too easily   And maybe for the wrong reasons             UPCOMING EVENTS       Covid-19 and the trade tensions which preceded it have seen world trade decline dramatically. Businesses are feeling the strain on balance sheets, and millions of people have been thrust into financial hardship. When will global trade recover–if at all–and how? Join our webinar on October 20th at 8pm HKT | 1pm BST | 8am ET as we ask if collaborative technologies and regional trade hubs will keep the economic engine running, or will protectionist policies and fear impede a swift recovery?             - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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