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EU Unity Against the Covid-19 Unlikely

Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist, The Economist Intelligence Unit

24-Apr-20 08:45

EU Unity Against the Covid-19 Unlikely

Despite being one of the regions worst hit by the pandemic, there has been a frustrating lack of unity among European Union members in handling the economic fallout from the crisis. Simon Baptist, Global Chief Economist from The Economist Intelligence Unit tells us whether there is going to be a resolution to this.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon, Dayana Mustak

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Wong Shou Ning


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