AstraZeneca wins coronavirus vaccine deal to supply Europe

AstraZeneca wins coronavirus vaccine deal to supply Europe

AstraZeneca has agreed manufacturing deals globally to meet its target of producing two billion doses of the vaccine. "With our European supply chain due to begin production soon, we hope to make the vaccine available widely and rapidly," Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said.. INTERVIEW: AlixPartners' Matthew Wilde thinks big changes in Mideast landscape inevitable in coronavirus pandemic /node/1689441/business-economy. Restructuring specialist says the situation will be manageable, but it's not good news. I was not really suggesting that there was anything "good" about a situation where businesses in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East were faced with such dramatic pressures as the pandemic has brought on them.. Wilde's vast experience in the restructuring business will be very much in demand, which was enough to lure him out of a brief semi-retirement to take the job at Alix.. There are a set of businesses that will suffer because of the general economic downturn as a result of the pandemic.. Those who see the impact as temporary will aim for a 'hold and hope' strategy, and those more permanently impacted will need to redesign their business models to handle lower demand.. Much depends on the state of