Coronavirus Fears & The Stock Market

Global Travel, Logistics & Trade are now on the decline as fears of the Coronavirus increase. The International Stock Markets are reporting their worst trading since the 2008 recession but one economist is exploring the potential damage that the fear of the virus poses to the Jamaican economy than the virus itself.

The economist argues that Jamaica’s proximity and dependence to the western world and china make it vulnerable to external shocks.

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