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Cushman & Wakefield has issued "Key Economic Indicators" Q2 2020 report.

You can download the report here External Link.

The Cushman & Wakefield Global Economy Reopening Tracker provides a vantage into the changing landscape of economic and social activity across major markets around the world. While the dynamics and details of reopening vary from city-to-city and country-to-country, governments, health organizations and businesses are working together to reopen multiple sectors of the global economy to enable employees and citizens to reenter workplaces and venues.

48 days after its declaration, Japan’s state of emergency came to an end on 25 May. During the state of emergency, economic activities suspended and industrial chains disrupted. Government and Bank of Japan proposed new measures like rent subsidy and expanded loan support in May and June to keep businesses afloat. Download the report here.

With a few European countries now taking the first tentative steps towards the lifting of some COVID-19 restrictions, what can be learnt from experiences in Asia? The latter continent is generally thought to be in advance of Europe in terms of emergence from the pandemic crisis. However, it should be borne in mind, that as in Europe, so in Asia, the context and outcome vary by country, largely dependent on the government’s approach to the dealing with the spread of the virus.