The banner story discusses the implementation of
targeted lockdowns as a new policy and what the future brings regrading
the prospects of economic recovery as well as how the general elections
in May next year would be different from the previous ones. The second
feature story looks at the trends brought by pandemic and how these
should be topics for discussions inside
company boardrooms. The third focuses on the state of the country’s
micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Why did some MSMEs go
under and why did some survive? What were programs implemented to assist
these firms? What remains to be done? Similarly, an article is devoted
to the discussion of banks, which is among the heavily sectors amid the
pandemic. The last article looks at the future of shopping given the
growing prominence of online retail.
