COVID-19 and the economy

With a global economic slow-down and potentially millions of foreign workers returning home, Nepal could be on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.

A Bangladeshi sex worker fears for herself and her family without the prospect of work during the lockdown.

There are different degrees of lockdown, but no matter what, life won't go back to normal once the lockdowns end.

As stay-at-home advisories gain traction and customer numbers dwindle, music venues, bars, and clubs say they face bankruptcy without subsidies.

The Pacific’s lucrative tourism industry could collapse amid the lockdown on international travel.

Will COVID-19 mark a turning point for China?

Defense companies are among the many industries that must brace for a coronavirus shock.

Preventive steps to prevent infection may produce an economic crisis that risks exacerbating poverty, hunger, and health issues.

"If it spreads, we will all have problems with our health facilities. We just don't have that capability. We just don't have the resources."

Making sense of COVID-19 and the specter of a global economic crisis.