Webcast: COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the global energy supply chain

Background

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus from China around the world is having a dramatic domino effect on the global economy, and there is no sign of the situation improving. Fears regarding the pandemic continue to weigh on the global commodity market, especially the already oversupplied oil market. Our experts discuss what disruption and impact other countries are going to face and how they could deal with it effectively.

Through the webcast you'll learn about:

• What COVID-19 means for the energy sector amid low oil prices
• What the disruption to global energy and metals supply chains will look like in 2020
• What the world can learn from China’s early missteps and subsequent containment cycle
• Business resumption in China: the balancing act between containment and growth
• What other economic and geopolitical risks have increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Speakers: 

• Dr Kaho Yu, Lead Analyst, Asia & Energy Risks
• James Lockhart Smith, Head of Financial Sector Risk