Public Health COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Decline, Fears of New Variants Wane One particular positive as China’s lengthy New Year’s and Lantern Festival celebrations concluded is the sharp decrease in coronavirus related deaths. After seeing an official daily record of nearly 60,000 illness related fatalities on 15 January, the numbers have declined to just under 3,300 for the past week, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center and the World Health Organization (WHO). That pushed up China’s official total to nearly 101,000. While many in the public health community would argue this figure represents a fraction of the true number, it still points to the country’s vulnerability and the chaos that resulted...
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.