An end game to covid-19 - John Key

Fri, 03 Apr 2020

The difference between the current pandemic and the 2008 global financial crisis was that there is an “end game” for covid-19 in the form of a vaccine, former Prime Minister John Key said.While there was no doubt that the covid-19 response would hurt global economic growth in the short term, he said there was light at the end of the tunnel.“The banking system is stronger than it was and well placed to support businesses getting back on their feet," Key said on a Trans-Tasman Business Circle webinar, where he was representing Palo Alto Networks,...

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