When it comes to the toll on human life, mental well-being, and any long-term complications, the true cost of COVID-19 can be difficult to quantify. That said, from a purely economic angle, researchers can and do examine these things — as well as economic data like unemployment and lost GDP, to assign dollar figures to the pandemic. Using data from a study out of Harvard University, these visualizations focus on putting the economic cost of…

The Economic Impact of COVID-19: Positives and Negatives The global pandemic has disrupted business activities worldwide. But COVID-19’s economic impact has varied across regions, and the consequences have been largely dependent on a region’s economic position. Using survey data from the World Economic Forum’s 20th Global Competitiveness Report, this graphic showcases the economic impact of COVID-19 worldwide. …

In November 2020, the world received the exciting news that the first COVID-19 vaccines were ready for roll out — and as of now, nearly 7.25 billion doses have been pre-purchased by countries and organizations around the globe. Today’s visualizations highlight the number of vaccine doses that different countries have…

Every year it feels like the gaming industry sees the same stories — record sales, unfathomable market reach, and questions of how much higher the market can go. We’re already far past the point of gaming being the biggest earning media sector, with an estimated $165 billion revenue generated in…

As every email introduction has reminded us in 2020, we’re living in “unprecedented times”. No doubt, even after a viable vaccine is released to the general public and things begin to return to some semblance of normalcy, there will be long lasting effects on society and the economy. …

Starting with China’s influence over the UN: “The COVID19 crisis has thrown into stark relief the strategic influence China wields across various agencies of the United Nations, especially the WHO. …

Chinese Investment in India “In India, China’s tech giant companies and venture capital funds have become the primary vehicle for investments in the country — largely in tech start-ups. This is different from other emerging markets where Chinese investments are mostly in physical infrastructure. Chinese FDI into India is small at $6.2 billion, but…

There have been large scale redemptions globally as FII’s raised cash from emerging markets. Following charts show the flows (both foreign and domestic) to and from India over the past six years:

The Outbreak is expected to cause a global slowdown in most of the world economies, amongst this crisis and its long lasting implications for the people everyone is interested in trying to figure out what are the possible steps that the central banks of the various economies can take. Here…