Covid-19 Economy

Gig economy workers say they can no longer survive

Coronavirus economy leaves gig economy workers, including delivery app workers, in fear that they won't be able to survive on meagre earnings from jobs that leave them increasingly vulnerable.

China tipped to be world's biggest economy by 2028

A think tank forecast that the economic fallout in the US from the Covid-19 pandemic will help China gain an edge in the world economy.

World Bank projects Covid-19 to push 100 million into extreme poverty

Bank says coronavirus pandemic inflicted a "swift and massive shock" causing broadest collapse of global economy since 1870.