Marketing
January 3, 2020
Could economic uncertainty lead to a global recession? Image credit: Boucheron
By Sarah Ramirez
At the start of the new year, chief executives around the world are feeling unsettled and most anxious about the possibility of a recession in 2020.
{"ct":"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","iv":"8782cd320091485f32a127fbc200ed4a","s":"d74ed62626dfa826"}
Share your thoughts. Click here