How companies can utilise the stock exchange post COVID-19 :: Mmegi Online

The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is inarguably becoming the most disruptive crisis the world has ever experienced since the Spanish Flu of 1918, which is said to have infected a quarter of the world’s population at the time.

The economic and financial impact of this pandemic, which is still unravelling, is analogous to past events such as the Great Depression and the 2008 global financial crisis. Several jurisdictions have declared a state of public emergency to deploy measures to curb the spread and cushion the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic.

From a social standpoint, the outbreak has necessitated society to take drastic measures such as extreme social distancing and extensive lockdown periods. As a result, majority of the global workforce has had no choice but to stay home, causing massive disruption in productive activity across the world.

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