Covid-19: doom or boom for city office space?

Covid-19: doom or boom for city office space?
Jenny Ruth
Some have rushed to judgement that the coronavirus crisis spells the end of the office as we know it. Millions of people around the world forced to work from home has opened the eyes of employers to how much can be done away from offices in those oh-so-expensive high-rise buildings downtown. "Mark my words: coronavirus is a game-changer when it comes to working from home," said US-based Stephen McBride, chief analysts at RiskHedge, a firm that specialises in researching disruption. "This crisis has forced the world into a mass experime...

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