A wave of insolvencies is coming, but not a tsunami

There will be a surge in business insolvencies once the government’s moratoriums expire at the end of June and September. But a strong economic recovery should ensure that fewer businesses go bust than after the Global Financial Crisis and fewer than we first feared.

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