This week in the New Economy: March 2, 2020

This post highlights the stories featured in Turning Points, a weekly newsletter from New Economy Forum’s editorial director, Andy Browne. 

This week in the New Economy:

• There’s a record stash of steel in China as demand plummets.
• Palm oil had its worst week in 11 years thanks to the coronavirus.
• South Africa could lose out on tariffs under a new trade deal.
• The UAE’s biggest private healthcare company is in big trouble.
• Bloomberg Opinion: How Erdogan is courting Turkey’s isolation.

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