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The spread of COVID-19 presents serious concerns and challenges for many around the world. To help, we’re gathering the latest news stories along with relevant columns, tips, podcasts, and videos from FM magazine, along with curated items from our archives to help with uncertainty and disruption.

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Analysis: How the semiconductor shortage could last into 2024

Experts differ on when the microchip shortage will end as companies work to redesign products and rethink procurement strategies.

5 ways to create intentional collaborations in a hybrid workplace

Employees are finding new ways to work together, but leaders must be proactive in creating those opportunities.

Eurozone factory output growth stalled in April

Supply chain disruptions and economic uncertainty slowed European manufacturing last month. The invasion of Ukraine and lockdowns in China are some of the reasons that bottlenecks were exacerbated.

Shanghai factories scramble to reopen as COVID lockdown lingers

Around 70% of companies have restarted operations, with only employees living in ‘low-risk’ areas eligible for recall to work.

Ukraine crisis threatens global factory recovery

Subsiding Omicron wave helped factory activity rebound last month in most major economies, but the Ukraine conflict is pushing oil, commodity, food, and shipping prices even higher.

Corruption levels show no improvement, tested in part by COVID-19

The annual Corruption Perceptions Index shows that most countries have failed to make significant progress against corruption in the past decade.

Video: Supply chain woes to last until mid-2022, Maersk chairman says

Jim Hagemann Snabe speaks on the deglobalisation trend and congestion of shipping containers at ports due to COVID-19.

5 tips for becoming a more effective leader for a virtual workforce

Effectively leading through a computer screen requires an extra dose of empathy and communication.

UK offers 1 billion pounds to firms hit hardest by Omicron

The support package includes grants up to £6,000 for each hospitality and leisure premises and additional aid of £30 million for cultural organisations.

CFO priorities: How COVID-19 rewrote the list

A focus on financial controls, moving to cloud-based applications, and supporting digital transformation and hybrid working are on CFOs’ priority lists.