The future world after the victory over the coronavirus. Rector Of Ranepa Vladimir Mau

In an op-ed for RBK, HSE Rector Yaroslav Kuzminov laid out his predictions about the changes that await us in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic: on-site office workers will be reduced by a third, retail business will go completely digital, and both healthcare and education will undergo a radical overhaul.

The COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting high and rising human costs worldwide, and the necessary protection measures are severely impacting economic activity.

The study by the Expert RA rating agency predicts that by the end of 2020, the decline in the Russian economy will amount to 3.8% of GDP, next year growth of 3.5% of GDP can be expected.

This report by UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) analyzes current trends in global economic development, studies trade in the era of hyperglobalization, explores economic development in the digital world, and touches upon infrastructure-based development and structural transformations.