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weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the throne of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it wherever you go your pod cast you can also find us at. science. has become a synonym for disruption a great lockdown put the brakes on the world economy drying up revenue streams for many firms and smashing global supply chains health experts even blame globalization for the rapid spread of the coronavirus globalization is a trap we had bought into a system of global networks until that menacing microbe came on to the same the
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virus and strict quarantine measures have a profound effect on nearly opus misses in many different ways for some it's been a catastrophe especially the millions who've lost their jobs for others it's an opportunity lots of bright ideas hatched during crises but that doesn't mean the process is easy company leaders in lockdown have been racking their brains for new ways of dealing with the new normal and trying to constantly adjust to a constantly changing situation. managers around the world have been in crisis mode for months. early 2020 the world is in lockdown. our guys. they walk days and difficult is what we deal with all the time.
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is the crisis good for us are probably. the coronavirus takes control of their schedules measures to fight the pandemic goes straight to their bottom lines the i.m.f. talks of the worst recession in a century at the end of april the deputy c.e.o. of vietnamese carmaker vin fast returns to the workplace from her home office i can tell you that i'm very happy that today is the 1st day that the locked out initially after my street weeks working from home today is the 1st day that i come to that the plant very happy and it's it's also very happy that so far that outlet is doing a great job of showing. 0 debt. in
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vietnam the fight against the virus seems to have been won but the economy has taken a hit many people of lost their jobs here to spying a new vin fast motorcycle or car now. the manager is very cautious when talking about the future of her business. the economy it's slowing down. that's why the convention products and services probably slow down as well and we need to also do newer standby just money in our sales. then fast as a subsidiary of technology giant in-group and opened the 1st car factory in vietnam in 2019
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a pristine huge project for the communist country and there's plenty of official support for the firm which is now also in the ventilator business. that i'm in these talking about c.l. providing support and funds the banks are also supporting us a cost that a credit lie or you know with a better interest rate you know this kind of think so we walk with a bank that's been well get through this to get 20 flight hours to the south east is south africa here you can wait a long time for help from the state. various measures the government has announced to try and support businesses primarily small and medium sized businesses but i think because again the effect of lockdown has been has been so difficult on so many businesses banks public sector how they just seem to be completely flooded with requests for assistance.
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or created a platform called sweeps out it provides domestic help mostly by formally unemployed . the curfews made business impossible to lock down was one of the most brutal in the world. protests against the harsh anti coronavirus measures were frequent the social entrepreneur worries about how her workers will survive many fed their whole families on the income from the platform so pandora jumped into action with a number of august as one of the. the key one being that the michael and susan doll foundation we were able to put together a fund to try and support the women who work on our platform and that fund will help to support them for 12 weeks or 3 months and it's supporting about $3.00 to
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$4000.00 woman every week with a small income that just helps to cover at least groceries. a planned expansion was stopped in its tracks as the company fought for survival now it's selling household cleaning in disinfection products on its website but will that keep it afloat. what i can say is that we're going to put every single available our all of our efforts all of our energies into trying to make sure that we are able to protect the business protect our employees but again i think as entrepreneurs we're very strong people mentally emotionally and i'm confident that we'll get through this and that at least some of it is going to present new opportunities fossils and other businesses. the crisis is presenting
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opportunities for some companies in italy of all places it was an early hotspot of the pandemic in our business plan isn't tucked jobs have been preserved are not in danger. the italian healthcare system was devastated by the coronavirus many sick people died because they couldn't get help now many in the country and around europe fear the collapse of the italian economy or much older can easily. but you have your crisis is a tragedy but a crisis also has opportunities for those who are. with the right technology. the lock down provides one of those opportunities for a. company the firm develops virtual reality software with
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a focus on online shopping. and business is booming. companies are finally realizing what it means when people cannot reach their physical location we used to underscore the comfort and speed of our software but today online shopping is a necessity. it was shocking to hear every day about hundreds of deaths we were very worried about others during the crisis but for us it has been a positive challenge that we are trying to meet. conversion is only a small startup but the coronavirus could be a big. globalization isn't anything new it has its origins in ancient trade routes but more recently it
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seems supply chains spread right around the world in a tangle of complex just in time production processes for goods manufactured step by step in various countries this is the has also moved millions of jobs around the world and fierce opposition there are growing environmental and social concerns the destruction of our planet the people who've been left behind. before we talk about what could be coming our way let's glance back is a historical look at how globalization came about. some 2000 years ago chinese and indian traders set out for the west and the more than 6000 kilometer long trail known as the silk road became one of the 1st global trading routes for silk. and silver in the 12th century several key port towns on the baltic sea formed the hanzi assoc league to promote
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trade with each other. in the late 15th century europeans set sail for the americas and established colonies along with a slave trade that ensured cheap labor to exploit their resources. in the 18th century britain emerged as the new global power at its zenith the british empire encompassed over 450000000 people a quarter of the world's population then. as the 19th century got underway unprecedented technological advances went hand in hand with industrial revolution steamships and trains were invented over the following decades they enabled more of move goods to be carried further and faster than ever before new markets developed . lower trade tariffs and developments and ships technology boosted global commerce even further. after world war 2 u.s. companies expanded internationally the goods were welcomed in europe the so-called
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global players emerged in the seventy's and eighty's these conglomerates many factor their products in countries with low labor costs and taxes pressuring small and mid-sized companies to also relocate production abroad. then data transfer picked up speed with the advent of computers the internet and the dawn of digitalisation globalization accelerated. goods and services could be accessed almost everywhere. and with travel so easy millions of people became close and millions of migrants have been tracking the world in search of work and a better life. but environmental degradation and social inequality are increasing worldwide criticism of globalization has grown louder countries have put up trade barriers nationalism is on the rise. and the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted
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just how interdependent the world's economies have become has globalization gone too far. to answer that we'll take a look at a european example in this next report a lot of manufacturers here rely on long supply chains that straddle several borders that puts them in a very vulnerable position if even one of the supply nations experiences disruptions of stoppages across pandemic just that it's shown the supply chains to be a liability. these globe trotting components have come a long way they're in demand because they're cheap but since the pandemic long supply chains are seen as a liability. in germany assembles them into it's a multi store data storage machine unusually it stores data on magnetic tape or fashion but with low energy consumption actually very popular the machine's anatomy
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reflects the entanglements of globalization sheet metal pieces electric motors fans from around the globe. the multi store specialized connector cables have only come a short way from hungary but the electric motors came from india the fans were made in the philippines there assembled in china germany along with numerous other parts all made in china. but the coronavirus pandemic has interrupted some of the company's supply chains. obviously the coronavirus affects our supply chains some of the lock downs are still in place on when we saw an indian supplier drop out we were able to fall back on a replacement supplier in china and that way we've managed to navigate our way through it all. the mid-sized companies looking to european companies for components. the hope is that shorter supply chains will be more reliable the turnaround was prompted by a typical globalization debacle a few years ago
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a key supplier a u.s. company relocated its electric motor production from the philippines to india because indian wages were lower but it took much longer than planned to get production up and running that meant no motors for the multi store. units many people it's not much use if i find suppliers in germany to replace my chinese suppliers if they source all their raw materials in china then i'm not really independent of asian suppliers. i'm still just as reliant on them in. i think chinese or philippine supply chain. would have. to up the slovakian capital brothers lot of lies in the center of europe it's a mere 750 kilometers away from which is switching to a supplier there it wants the slovakians to supply a complex component for the multistory right now it's still made in china but the slovakians take over next year. i think that the. reason why we have
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certain success with our 5 international but also some of our other european flights even in high cost part of europe that is. to the customers and to reduce the time the last transportation to the cost was. short supply chains are also good for responding to sudden increases in demand. but the multi store makers will only go for a month slovakia if the price they pay for the components roughly matches that of the engine made components. what we told us on that is a continuous. journey on automation and digitalization of our. business if we are focusing on that without a mess a sion then maybe there will be a few workplaces left right now but the remaining ones will be so much more secure
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going forward that is a part of continuously making sure that we are competitive in the european context . but headquarters will still be ordering a lot of components from asia not least because many of them are no longer your. it's simply not possible to become totally free of asian production. function in parts. because most of our components come from asia that's the big debate right now. a lot is made in south korea and china thailand in japan as well that means it's only possible up to a certain point. but it's not about saying we won't buy asian anymore what's important is that we don't simply rely on one asian country so that if you're having problems with sourcing things in china you can always fall back on thailand india and the philippines thailand philippines. 80 percent of the
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parts for the multistory came from asia but aims to reduce that proportion to 40 percent to reduce its dependence the pandemic has shown everyone just how risky globalization can be a good. time to look at how covert 19 is changing our lives and the way we work and if some of those changes are here to stay german futurologist tristan hawkes is a big believer that the pandemic offers opportunities but i his forecasts too utopian. the coronavirus is changing everything the world will never be the same again we have talked a lot but what does that really mean. these are the crises are no longer abstract they affect us all. the pandemic has triggered fear around the world because we actually learn from this crisis. then if humanity were not able to learn from
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really major crises i wouldn't be here very beneath germany futurologist to stand hawks is optimistic. because for in that the value would change how we perceive and deal the crises even ones that seem somewhat removed to get. growth growth and more growth that's been the mantra of recent decades faster than an above all more but surely we can't go on like this to stand hawks questions growth based solely on maximum financial gain. for those folks to the growth paradigm will change somewhat that's not to say growth will no longer be important but it will be different i'm going to feel for fairness and i mean yeah it's quite possible that only a year's time softer factors will feature more in the economic equation. factors like satisfaction and contentment with even higher. i myself live in a consumerist society where everything is available in abundance acquiring the
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latest and greatest has become part of the western lifestyle and we're used to paying reasonable prices what is often produced in other countries follow wages under poor working conditions but when the coronavirus hit shopping as a past time was suddenly no longer an option. mostly very last we live in a world where things are produced very cheaply in one region and shipped to another to be sold to we need this endless flow of goods and. there are other ways to shop for instance at markets like this one in poland where farmers and producers from the. ding area so fresh organically grown produce at a slightly higher price. i'm going to know what is my thinking is very clear as far as that's concerned there's a trend towards buying local again and not out of necessity but simply because that's better for the consumer and the environment. sounds good but also
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a big stick and it's easy to say that when you live in an affluent country like germany. no this is. going too far to say everyone will change completely but i do think we've all had a chance during this time to rethink our consumer habits and to consider what's really important and what was just drilled into us by advertising give it. many people what life is fast paced and hectic noise and time pressure can be constant companions many companies used to insist the start be present during working hours even though many jobs could be done from home in the pandemic home office was suddenly the only option will our ideas about what change in the future. i'll cry as home office suddenly being seen as a new panacea for all ills it's long been a reality in many jobs but the problem is it was often seen as glorified leisure time behind when you're lucky you get to work from home. with doust and home office
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. to be fixed in the factories trust lawyers trust that their staff aren't just relaxing at their company's expense you can a year's time that trust will have grown on a good this doesn't. and he said you have to stick to suggest to work i've really enjoyed working outside the office. there's only one drawback. i mean why fi it's internet me but i can and so obviously it's not going to work with 3 small kids at home we need to see home offices just one option and not think that from now on were all going to work from home. so maybe work will be less hectic in the future but i'm not quite as optimistic as to sound. in many other parts of the world the coronavirus is making problems for us. if we just been lucky. all things considered things could be worse than this crisis that could of course
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still change. crucially we've learnt that we can all influence the future with our behavior that's a new experience one that we should find encouraging. another effect of the crisis the shift many businesses have made out of pure necessity to go online has been a surge in demand for all things digital spurred by lockdowns and mandatory social distancing of course that doesn't help businesses that rely on physical contact but if an online presence really does become the norm it means some companies will be able to reach more customers and profit through efficiency. my name is what's on the show like yeah i'm the one who found for finance trying to once it started to be a big player and not just in nigeria. have grown by you know transaction. by about you know 300 percent. in only 3 months
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troeh finance is an internet platform which enables small investors to take stakes in large markets buying shares and currency transactions for as little as $10.00 and it only needs a smartphone the service is in great demand right now. we're not on the business i think with more positive than negative. or how can i have some reserve cash or can i create a safe thinking for myself and because we have a business primarily built around even an investment it was just natural for you know business to pick up because people think you were thinking about that and people were putting aside much more money towards thieving towards investors. because office nigeria's biggest city in lagos. the urban middle classes are online and networks here. yet across the country 40 percent of nigerians
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still have to get by on less than a dollar a day. coronavirus for these people is only one problem among many. children who is one of the more privileged nigerians he's done university studies and in 2014 set up his own business. the barbershop he goes to has reopened it used to be a lively place where people hung out to loud music but now he's the only customer. the main topic of conversation with the owner is the impact of the coronavirus. well. well.
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that's optimistic considering the number of covert 19 infections in nigeria nearly doubled in june at the pandemic is driving even more people to invest their money online the digital economy is essentially a culprit when a. thing is going to people like. you know you don't have to see the time to communicate so i see. what i still feel like at the same time that you know a lot of people would. love all the things right. here it's just me and you know. the price for that though is that sri lanka now meets even his friends on the line at least until the bars here open again. you know nice to have you along here on d w c. made a bed for your gibberish. good
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