The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected investment plans of Russian businesses of different segments rather similarly. The largest share of companies had to revise their investment plans and decrease investment in some segments, while increasing it in others.

In a survey among U.S. companies operating in China conducted in June 2022, about 17 percent of respondents stated that due to China's COVID-19 control measures, the estimated value of paused, delayed, or canceled investment plans exceeded 50 million U.S. dollars. 27 percent of surveyed U.S. companies said that their investment value affected by COVID-19 was between 10 and 25 million U.S. dollars.

The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Read More

It is expected that in 2020, all branches of the Polish economy will record a negative level of investment due to the coronavirus pandemic. The most significant drop in investments will affect accommodation and catering, and the wholesale trade sector will be least affected..

For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Read More

COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has notably affected Spain. The country is the main European focus of the outbreak, striking many sectors such as tourism, air transport and also advertising. In the case of the latter, the vast majority of marketing professionals and managers forecast a considerable impact on advertising investment in the six months following the study in March 25th, 2020, with almost half of the respondents stating that the sector will see a drop of about 20 percent.

The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Read More

The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) changed the agenda of many Italian companies in 2020. The results of a survey conducted in March 2020 revealed that 49 percent of companies will cut off their advertising and media spending, while 45 percent of them will reduce the investments in marketing activities. Business development was the third-most hit category of investments affected by a significant decline: 39 percent of Italian businesses is planning to reduce spending on that area.For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.

Investment cannot be separated from the level of return and risk inherent in assets. Today, investment instruments are not only stocks, currencies, bonds, deposits, savings and others. The beginning of Bitcoin’s emergence as a pioneer of Cryptocurrency was in 2009. Crypto assets are emerging rapidly and are accompanied by an increase in the number of transactions each period. The growth in the market capitalization value of crypto assets has also grown significantly. During COVID-19, many investments, such as stocks, experienced a decline due to market uncertainty. The results of this study prove that with the existence of COVID-19, the crypto market is not affected. Crypto is an attraction characterized by a high degree of fluctuation, and there is no limit to transactions in the open market 24 hours to trade. The Cryptocurrency market is currently a market that can provide short-term benefits to risk-taking investors, while the market in other investment instruments is declining. 78% of the value capitalization of the top 200 cryptocurrencies is represented by the top 9 cryptos used as samples in this study. So that if there is a decrease in these 9 cryptos, it will also have an impact on the overall capitalization value of crypto in the market. The future development of Cryptocurrencies will no longer be digital assets traded with many speculators who can control prices, it can even be digital money that can be used worldwide without any transaction fees and is controlled on a blockchain system. (2023-01-12)

The impact from COVID is dire to economies, and G20 countries are no exception irrespective of how developed their market are. This is due to how investors respond to bad and good news alike. Using daily data, for the G20 countries and data on COVID, we employ quantile regression (QR) and quantile-on-quantile regression (QQR) to explore the asymmetric nexus between COVID cases and G20 stock indices returns. Our results show that the pandemic fundamentally has a significant negative effect on all G20 stock returns with a heterogeneous nature across portions of the returns. Also, at varying quantiles of the distribution of stock, we highlight the fact that COVID pandemic has rather occasioned an asymmetric effect on G20 stock returns. Conversely, we notice positive link between the COVID and stock returns at the upper quantiles when the market started to bounce back from the crash. While the pandemic has largely slowed down, it is not completely swept out and the impacts may linger for a little long, hence investors are recommended to be more particular in the stock indices they wish to invest as they observe the erratic dynamics across the G20. The study is important to understand that for investors and policy-makers in the G20 countries, there are differences in how the COVID pandemic affected each country through their stock markets, and this is more complex than meets the eye. It should be noted that while concerted efforts are needed to address happenings like these, they should not be uniform. Investors need this information to spread their finances across the G20 markets to safeguard against losing it all.

The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Read More

In 2020, the global economy was brought to a standstill because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Foreign investment into commercial real estate in the United States was also affected, with 44 percent of National Association of Realtors (NAR) members reporting that travel bans having impacted their international business. Additionally, approximately 22 percent of respondents claimed that the pandemic impacted the availability of credit and lenders. The impacts of the pandemic continued to obstruct cross-border investments throughout 2021: Approximately 25 percent of respondents complained about travel bans and 14 percent - about social distancing affecting their work.

The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Read More

The global investor ESG software market size was valued at nearly USD 620.1 Million in 2022 and is anticipated to reach USD 2094.2 Million by 2031, expanding at a CAGR of 14.9% during the forecast period, 2023–2031. The growth of the market is attributed to growing government initiatives worldwide for promoting ESG investments.



Investor ESG software provides comparable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that present significant pointers in complex investment decision-making. Ecological footprints complied by businesses are analyzed by investor ESG software. Green House Gas Protocol (GHGP), LGBTQ rights, gender equality, carbon footprints, and supply chain ethics adhered to by corporate are evaluated by Investor ESG software. The findings of these evaluations provide investors with accurate matrices that back their investment decisions.

Leading service providers of ESG reporting software make use of artificial intelligence for identifying high-risk areas for investors. Specific actions are suggested for precise investment decisions. ESG software is automated, which reduces the risk of human errors in accurate analytical findings. ESG software findings provide comprehensive solutions composed of several modules used for EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety), risk management, sustainability consulting and management, and regulatory compliance.



The market report finds that the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the investor ESG software market growth with the abrupt closing of businesses after the government-imposed lockdowns around the world. Halting of business processes affected the overall turnover of businesses which resulted in the shift of focus from environmental concerns to sustaining the businesses in an unpredictable calamity such as COVID-19.



ESG software help investors in the measurement and tracking of environmental, social and governance of organizations and industry domains. According to surveys conducted by Benchmark ESG, about 85% investors, that included 91% institutional investors, consider investment-grade ESG data as concrete information for investment decision making.

Investor ESG Software Market Dynamics</

COVID-19 affected the world’s economy severely and increased the inflation rate in both developed and developing countries. COVID-19 also affected the financial markets and crypto markets significantly, however, some crypto markets flourished and touched their peak during the pandemic era. This study performs an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on public opinion and sentiments regarding the financial markets and crypto markets. It conducts sentiment analysis on tweets related to financial markets and crypto markets posted during COVID-19 peak days. Using sentiment analysis, it investigates the people’s sentiments regarding investment in these markets during COVID-19. In addition, damage analysis in terms of market value is also carried out along with the worse time for financial and crypto markets. For analysis, the data is extracted from Twitter using the SNSscraper library. This study proposes a hybrid model called CNN-LSTM (convolutional neural network-long short-term memory model) for sentiment classification. CNN-LSTM outperforms with 0.89, and 0.92 F1 Scores for crypto and financial markets, respectively. Moreover, topic extraction from the tweets is also performed along with the sentiments related to each topic.

The impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, also affected the Spanish companies' investment in digital marketing. According to a survey carried out between March 23rd and 26th, 2020, over 80 percent of the respondents stated they forecast the investment in this type of marketing strategy will decrease during the second quarter of 2020.

According to Cognitive Market Research, the global electric power transmission market size is USD 203691.2 million in 2024 and will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.00% from 2024 to 2031.

North America held the major market of more than 40% of the global revenue with a market size of USD 81476.48 million in 2024 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2% from 2024 to 2031.
Europe accounted for a share of over 30% of the global market size of USD 61107.36 million.
Asia Pacific held the market of around 23% of the global revenue with a market size of USD 46848.98 million in 2024 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0% from 2024 to 2031.
Latin America's market has more than 5% of the global revenue, with a market size of USD 10184.56 million in 2024, and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% from 2024 to 2031.
Middle East and Africa held the major market of around 2% of the global revenue with a market size of USD 4073.82 million in 2024 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7% from 2024 to 2031.
Indirect channel held the highest electric power transmission market revenue share in 2024.

Market Dynamics of Electric Power Transmission Market

Key Drivers for Electric Power Transmission Market

Growing Electricity Demand Due to Urbanization to Increase the Demand Globally

One key driver in the electric power transmission market is rising demand for electricity drives and population growth. As urban areas extend and populations grow, the need for electricity surges, requiring the development of the present infrastructure and the expansion of recent transmission & distribution lines. Most of this development is projected to come from emerging countries, where populations are expanding quickly and urbanization is rising. In emerging nations, governments are investing in recent electricity power transmission lines to link rural areas to the grid and expand access to electricity for their populations.

Increasing Investment in Renewable Energy Infrastructure to Propel Market Growth

Another key driver in the electric power transmission market is the increasing renewable energy infrastructure investment movement. As renewable energy sources, including solar power and wind power, become more prominent, there is an increasing need for transmission infrastructure to transfer that energy from the source to customers. This has led to expanded investment in high-voltage transmission lines and other infrastructure that can accommodate renewable energy sources' variable and irregular nature. This trend has diverted investment designs from conventional transmission infrastructure to renewable energy transmission infrastructure.

Restraint Factor for the Electric Power Transmission Market

Regulatory and Policy Frameworks to Limit Market

The rules and policy frameworks of different countries are limiting the electricity power transmission market growth. Electricity power transmission systems are subject to regional, local, and national regulation, which can construct major barriers to investment. Regulators regularly levy complicated requirements for transmission and distribution companies, such as technical standards, safety regulations, and environmental clearances. Moreover, rules can adapt slowly to growing market situations and technical developments, leading to inadequacies and suboptimal investment decisions.

Impact of Covid-19 on the Electric Power Transmission Market

The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the electric power transmission market in several ways. Lockdowns and restrictions slowed construction activities and delayed projects, impacting investment in new transmission infrastructure. Supply chain disruptions affected equipment availability and increased costs. Fluctuating energy demand patterns due to remote work and economic slowdowns further complicated planning and investment decisions. However, the crisis also accelerated digitalization and automation trends, prompting utilities to invest in remote monitoring and control technologies for grid resilience. Overall, COVID-19 highlighted the importance of resilient and adaptable transmission systems amidst unpredictable challenges. Introduction of the Electric Power Transmission Market

The electric power transmission market involves the transportation of electricity from power generation sources to distribution netwo...

The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, dubbed COVID-19, is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting millions of people globally. The contagious Coronavirus, which broke out at the close of 2019, has led to a medical emergency across the world, with the World Health Organization officially declaring the novel Coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Read More

Footnotes:1Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman). Gender includes the following concepts: gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually; gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender. A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time. Some people may not identify with a specific gender.2Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category “non-binary persons” are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the “+” symbol.3Age' refers to the age of a person (or subject) of interest at last birthday (or relative to a specified, well-defined reference date).4The median income of a specified group is the amount that divides the income distribution of that group into two halves, i.e., the incomes of half of the units in that group are below the median, while those of the other half are above the median. Median incomes of individuals are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).5Average income of a specified group is calculated by dividing the aggregate income of that group by the number of units in that group. Average incomes are calculated for those with income (positive or negative).6Total income refers to the sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. The components used to calculate total income vary between: – Statistical units of social statistical programs such as persons, private households, census families and economic families; – Statistical units of business statistical programs such as enterprises, companies, establishments and locations; and – Statistical units of farm statistical programs such as farm operator and farm family. In the context of persons, total income refers to receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of census families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of economic families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of households, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all household members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. Receipts that are included as income are: * employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); * income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and mutual funds; * income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and registered retirement income funds (RRIFs); * other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships; * income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, Employment Insurance benefits, Old Age Security benefits, COVID-19 benefits and Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan benefits and disability income. Receipts excluded from this income definition are: * one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump-sum insurance settlements and tax-free savings account (TFSA) or registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) withdrawals; * capital gains because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are more relevant to the concept of wealth than the concept of income; * employers' contributions to registered pension plans, Canada Pension Plan, Québec Pension Plan and Employment Insurance; * voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter and goods produced for own consumption.7The reference period for this variable is calendar year 2019. The variable is intended for comparison with its 2020 equivalent and other 2019 income variables. Income for 2019 is presented in 2020 constant dollars.8The sum of employment income (wages, salaries and commissions, net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice), investment income, private retirement income (retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from registered retirement savings plans [RRSPs] and registered retirement income funds [RRIFs]) and other money income from market sources during the reference period. It is equivalent to total income minus government transfers. It is also referred to as income before transfers and taxes.9The reference period for this variable is calendar year 2019. The variable is intended for comparison with its 2020 equivalent and other 2019 income variables. Income for 2019 is presented in 2020 constant dollars.10All income received as wages, salaries and commissions from paid employment and net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice during the reference period.11The reference period for this variable is calendar year 2019. The variable is intended for comparison with its 2020 equivalent and other 2019 income variables. Income for 2019 is presented in 2020 constant dollars.12Gross wages and salaries before deductions for such items as income taxes, pension plan contributions and employment insurance premiums during the reference period. While other employee remuneration such as security options benefits, board and lodging and other taxable allowances and benefits are included in this source, employer's contributions to pension plans and employment insurance plans are excluded. Other receipts included in this source are military pay and allowances, tips, commissions and cash bonuses associated with paid employment, benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans, supplementary unemployment benefits from an employer or union, research grants, royalties from a work or invention with no associated expenses and all types of casual earnings during the reference period.13The reference period for this variable is calendar year 2019. The variable is intended for comparison with its 2020 equivalent and other 2019 income variables. Income for 2019 is presented in 2020 constant dollars.14Net income (gross receipts minus cost of operation and capital cost allowance) received during the reference period from self-employment activities, either on own account or in partnership. In the case of partnerships, only the person's share of income is included. Net partnership income of a limited or non-active partner is excluded. It includes farming income, fishing income and income from unincorporated business or professional practice. Commission income for a self-employed commission salesperson and royalties from a work or invention with expenses associated are also included in this source.15The reference period for this variable is calendar year 2019. The variable is intended for comparison with its 2020 equivalent and other 2019 income variables. Income for 2019 is presented in 2020 constant dollars.16All cash benefits received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal governments during the reference period. It includes: * Old Age Security pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor; * retirement, disability and survivor benefits from Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan; * benefits from Employment Insurance and Québec parental insurance plan; * child benefits from federal and provincial programs; * social assistance benefits; * workers' compensation benefits; * Canada workers benefit (CWB); * Goods and services tax credit and harmonized sales tax credit; * other income from government sources. For the 2021 Census, this includes various benefits from new and existing federal, provincial and territorial government income programs intended to provide financial support to individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health measures implemented to minimize the spread of the virus.17The reference period for this variable is calendar year 2019. The variable is intended for comparison with its 2020 equivalent and other 2019 income variables. Income for 2019 is presented in 2020 constant dollars.18Refers to the sum of payments received from COVID-19 - Emergency and recovery benefits and Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.19The reference period for this variable is calendar year 2019. The variable is intended for comparison with its 2020 equivalent and other 2019 income variables. Income for 2019 is presented in 2020 constant dollars. In 2019, earning replacement benefits is equal to Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.20All Employment Insurance (EI) benefits received during the reference period, before income tax deductions. It includes benefits for unemployment, sickness, maternity, paternity, adoption, compassionate care, work sharing, retraining, and benefits to self-employed fishers

The Investment and Asset Management industry in China has decreased at a CAGR of 0.3% over the five years through 2023 to total $15.6 billion. This growth includes an expected increase of 5.1% in the current year. Rising industry demand has resulted from the recovery of the domestic economy from the COVID-19 epidemic and the continuous development of innovative financing products and channels, with funds, private offerings, and trusts replacing traditional bank savings accounts.In 2020, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is great pressure on asset management companies' liquidity management and asset quality management. Industry revenue was estimated to decrease by 4.6% to $16.1 billion. In 2021, with the recovery of China's economy, the Investment and Asset Management industry faced better market opportunities, and industry revenue is expected to have increased by 1.3% to $16.3 billion. In 2022, with the repeated COVID-19, the real estate sector in the main downstream markets was severely hit, so the Investment and Asset Management industry declined by 8.7% to $14.8 billion.ACMR-IBISWorld forecasts that industry revenue will grow 4.2% annually over the five years through 2028, to total $19.2 billion. Investment and asset management firms will continue investing in information management and resource allocation technology to upgrade their existing products and develop new product offerings. In addition, the Chinese Government is expected to launch more policies to encourage the healthy and stable development of the industry as investment and asset management become increasingly tied to stable economic growth and wealth accumulation within the country.