

Though Polish voters in October ousted their right-wing populist government, recent elections in Slovakia and the Netherlands show that populism remains as malign and potent a political force as ever in Europe. But these outcomes also hold important lessons for the United States, where the specter of Donald Trump’s return to the White House haunts the runup to the 2024 presidential election.
发自剑桥—如果我们大家都乐观一点,假设目前正在进行3期临床试验的11种新型冠状病毒疫苗中能有一种或多种将在到2021年初被证实安全有效,此外还假设新疫苗可以快速量产,从而使各国得以在明年下半年为大部分民众接种上疫苗。
在这种乐观状况下,当前这个社会隔离措施严重限制经济活动——从学校到大学、饭店到航空公司、音乐会到体育赛事、宗教仪式到结婚宴会——的“特殊时期”就只会持续一年。一旦取消了相关隔离措施,被释放出来的庆祝活动、社交聚会,旅行和人际交往需求可能会推动强劲的复苏。
但对于许多已经在疫情引发的破坏下苦熬了6个月的企业来说,一年时间似乎还很遥远。能够生存到那时的企业(尤其是新兴市场企业)将拥有光明的未来,但资产负债表却依然薄弱。它们将经历18个月的负现金流状态,而其股权也将大幅蒸发。
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