Supply chains have been disrupted, hurting local manufacturers & many other firms. How long B.C. businesses will be closed is uncertain. In these truly uncharted waters, estimating how far the economy will slide is something of a guessing game.
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BCBC member survey (March 26-April 1) finds the most common impacts from COVID-19 were decreased sales volumes, increased operating costs, and deferments and cancellations of capital projects, marketing projects and contracts or tenders.
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In this Business Alert, we compare national government fiscal packages for Canada, Australia, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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In our estimates of the potential impact of COVID-19 on the B.C. economy, two scenarios are considered.
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Through the COVID-19 Leadership Pledge, #BCBizLeaders commit to act in collaboration with government, labour and others across the province to protect the health and economic well-being of our fellow British Columbians.
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By David Williams in Economy
BCBC is collaborating with other business organizations to survey how companies are managing through the COVID-19 crisis.
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By Jock Finlayson in Economy
By now it is clear the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will be widespread and…
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By Denise Mullen in Economy
Protecting supply chains is essential to ensure the flow of and access to necessities such as food, fuel, electricity, communications, and medical supplies. These sources of “oxygen” to well functioning economies are under pressure during the COVID2019 pandemic.
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By David Williams in Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic presents extraordinary public health and economic challenges that are diametrically opposed in outcome. Potentially, the fewer people that lose their lives, the more that will lose their livelihoods, and vice versa. It is the cruelest of policy dilemmas.
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