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Covid Analytics: featuring the World in 2020

On this new platform we display the exclusive results of Chief-Exec.com’s analysis of Covid-19 data from around the world. A five-day publication cycle is synchronised with our analytical methods to provide a…

Can America hold back the Covid-19 second wave?

A vaccine may save 10,000 lives in the United States by the spring, but the number of deaths has already surpassed 282,000 and continues to rise, writes John Egan. Approaching the end…


As Covid spreads Covid wars intensify

Governments that acted decisively earlier in the pandemic are hesitating now, writes Geoff Kitney. The freedom warriors and the business owners are becoming increasingly assertive and noisy in countries around the world….


Coronavirus: failure and a modicum of success?

The daily number of Covid-19 cases in the US has been relentlessly high, yet Canada has seen a marked fall in the number of daily infections. On Saturday the United States reported…


Test and trace may well matter, Mr Johnson

Does the efficacy of the test, trace and isolate programme matter in the control of coronavirus? Earlier this year, on March 16, advice on the subject from the World Health Organization was…


Taking sides? The China conundrum

Trade relations are testing business leaders everywhere but particularly those whose governments are strongly aligned with the United States, Geoff Kitney writes. Boris Johnson’s China policy journey has come a long way…



After Corona: A world transformed

The coronavirus pandemic is testing leaders, governments, parties and political systems everywhere, writes Geoff Kitney, and the global health crisis may give Beijing a big advantage in the battle for economic supremacy….


‘Free’ trade with the US could prove costly

Britain Beware! Special relationships are rarely worth much when national interest overtakes rhetoric, writes Geoff Kitney. When President Donald Trump made his recent trip to London he was full of flattery and…


5G, Huawei and a technology tipping point

The US-China trade war has already seen various skirmishes, around intellectual property, steel and soya. One, however, is shaping up to be a battleground that could define a new world order –…