AIMCAL Business Series: Economic Analysis & 2020 Outlook

Presented by Aditya Bhave

Aditya Bhave is a director and Global Economist. He contributes to the Global Letter and other thematic research, and helps coordinate macroeconomic views across regions. Previously, he was a US economist and rates strategist at Deutsche Bank. Bhave has a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Amherst College. He is based in New York.

AIMCAL represents converters of metallized, laminated and coated flexible substrates and their suppliers. This discussion aligns with our goals to Educate, Connect and Grow the industry through timely reports and research. “Last quarter’s soft patch creates unfavorable base effects for 2020 annual growth,” Bhave recently stated on CNBC.com. “This is just GDP math. Perhaps more importantly, the weakness in the global economy left little buffer against a major shock. Unfortunately the COVID-19 outbreak is turning out to be that shock.”