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The global state of play

Developments from the past two weeks reinforce the message that 2021 will be a year of two halves for the world In the near term, high/rising infections in most major economies mean that restrictions will be tightened or kept in place for longer, posing downside risks to our Q1 forecasts. Later on, vaccine rollouts should turn things around. But recent events highlight risks concerning deployment and mutations.

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