[New] The ongoing Iran war is projected to slow global economic growth to its weakest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic and renewed hostilities could cause it to slump further.
CNN
[New] Economic development: Once among Asia's fastest-growing economies, Bangladesh has struggled since COVID-19 and the disruption of its export-driven garments sector during the 2024 unrest.
The Indian Express
[New] As we watch for further COVID-19 increases, another public health threat has emerged: a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Sick Times - Chronicling the Long Covid crisis
Global capital investment in energy is expected to reach US$ 3.4 trillion in 2026, 5% higher than 2025 spending and a continuation of the long-term post-COVID increases in annual outlays for energy.
Industrial Info Resources
Global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, economic shocks and social justice movements have exposed vulnerabilities in sports' traditional models.
PubMed Central (PMC)
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally reshaped the context for quantum strategy development due to heightened concerns about technological resilience and supply chain vulnerabilities.
RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of Australians who regard China as a security threat has gradually declined, while the proportion who see China as an economic partner has increased.
The Diplomat
Whereas Covid-19 was easily spread from person to person, the World Health Organization and other health authorities have stressed that human-to-human transmission of hantavirus is very rare, and so the risk to public health is low.
The Guardian
In 2026, statistical data will become even more important because of significant events over the years, like the recovery after COVID-19, political tensions between countries, rising prices, and the rapid growth of online technology.
Digital Web Solutions -
Diverse strategic priorities, intensified by post-Covid economic dynamics and escalating US-China competition, create centrifugal forces threatening unity.
Yahoo News
Despite the substantial progress that has been made with fiscal consolidation across much of the euro area since the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries are still burdened by elevated debt levels with high budget deficits expected to persist in the coming years.
EIN Presswire
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened public attention to chronic diseases, including diabetes, as the global health crisis emphasized the risks associated with comorbidities like diabetes and obesity.
PubMed Central (PMC)
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions, particularly national public health institutions and national reference laboratories, accounting for 87.3% in Africa, had extremely limited genomics and bioinformatics literacy, expertise, and opportunities 1-3.
PubMed Central (PMC)
The economic hit of the Iran war on the British economy could be the worst since Covid - even as Deloitte predicted that 250,000 British workers will lose their jobs by the middle of 2027, bringing the unemployment rate up to 5.8%.
UnHerd
Central banks might not be as aggressive as they were during the Covid-19 economic crisis given that monetary policy is not well equipped to deal with the commodity price shock due to the Iran war.
CNBC
Iran's retaliatory closure of the strait of Hormuz trade route and its strikes on its regional neighbours, which have sent oil and gas prices soaring, will cause the biggest economic hit since the Covid pandemic.
The Guardian
While AI may be claiming the spotlight, investment across supply chain technology will increase in 2026 - although not at as high a pace as during the COVID era.
DC Velocity
Last updated: 19 June 2026
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