To plot a path beyond Covid-19

摘要

At the start of April, with the Covid-19 pandemic spreading rapidly in all parts of the world, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said that, for the first time ever, her organisation was witnessing "the world economy coming to a standstill". What effects of this are you observing for the leather industry in general and PrimeAsia in particular? We started to see significant effects of this way back in late January as it started to become known in China. We were witnessing this virus take effect in what was, at the time, just a small region of China, but it had far-reaching effects because the government took dramatic steps to close down industry.