The Protests and the Hit to Sentiment Continue

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The protests have been somewhat eclipsed and transformed by the cronovirus. People or ovsy less willing to call for mass gatherings, given fears there are of contagion. The latest forecasts i have seen think that honkong g d p could shrink by over six % this quarter compared with the first quarter of 20 19. So an even deeper recession. And hong kong economy might rebound or once the virus is contained. We've seen that in the past with things like sars,. but that's never enough to offset all the damage.

Hong Kong’s GDP report released today reflects the squeeze that enormous protests at home and economic headwinds on the mainland have put on the territory—and that was before the coronavirus outbreak. Inequality in Brazil is bad and getting worse; we ask why the government is chipping away at a much-praised social safety-net. And a look at the self-help craze gripping Ethiopia. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer