UN Agency: "Workers and businesses are facing catastrophe

"Workers and businesses are facing catastrophe, in both developed and developing economies," said Guy Ryder director general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), an agency of the United Nations.

The outbreak is expected to wipe out 6.7% of working hours across the world during the second quarter of 2020 …

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Fifth of small businesses may not survive the month

"Almost a fifth of all the UK's current support measures, it is feared.

According to accountancy group the Corporate Finance Network, the current coronavirus lock-down measures mean that 18 per cent of all SMEs will have to close within the next four weeks, putting around 4m people out of work …

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