Economics

Shocks to Supply Chains Can Erase a Year’s Profit, McKinsey Says

  • Covid-19 may lead to $5 trillion in losses globally, it says
  • Only a quarter of global trade can be reshored, McKinsey says
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Companies risk losing more than 40% of annual profit once a decade in a world threatened by trade wars, cyber attacks, pandemics and climate change, according to McKinsey & Co., which estimates the Covid-19 crisis could top $5 trillion in economic losses worldwide.