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Editorial

OF THE MANY INSIGHTS COVID-19 brings, the realisation that our economy is built as a house of cards is one of the more sobering. Two months into this global pandemic, what seemed so substantial and glittering – booming cities, 24x7 global travel, always-on connectivity – is tottering, reeling and falling down. Amidst the carnage, we see the house has a frighteningly vulnerable foundation.

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