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• Canmart acquisition to open opportunities for Halo Labs to access the high potential UK medical cannabis market.
• UK and European medical cannabis markets to grow rapidly.
• Canmart the latest in a series of acquisitions which will grow Halo Lab’s presence in a variety of regional markets.

On 3 October 2020, Halo Labs, a medical

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• More restaurant brands are utilising Mass Grocery Retail (MGR) channels as diversification strategy to get their products to consumers. US fast food chain TGIF and UK based Italian restaurant chain Zizzi's have both announced products launches available via UK supermarkets in September 2020.
• While the food services MGR strategy is

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• At Fitch Solutions we highlight that Amazon will consolidate its position as a player on the UK's mass grocery retail (MGR) market over the coming years.
• Our view is fuelled by two recent developments: (1) Amazon Fresh starting to provide free grocery delivery in the UK and (2) the announcement of the launch of Amazon Go.
• The

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• Dexamethasone will become a key treatment option for hospitalised Covid-19 patients on ventilators.
• Other countries will quickly follow the UK and approve the affordable generic medicine, ensuring rapid access to the treatment globally.
• Dexamethasone is in line with the trend of treating Covid-19 with anti-inflammatory agents

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• We at Fitch Solutions have developed a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model to simulate the macroeconomic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic under six different scenarios.
• According to our model, if the pandemic is contained by the end of Q220, the UK’s economy could contract in 2020 by as little as 4.1% in the best-case

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• SUV sales growth in the UK will face headwinds as credit conditions tighten following the Covid-19 outbreak.
• Weakened demand and accessibility will be compounded as manufacturers prioritise sales of expensive electrified models and limit the availability of higher-emission vehicles.
• We note long-term opportunities for manufacturers

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• The Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has temporarily eclipsed Brexit, as the most significant issue facing UK consumers in 2020.
• While our key view is that the virus will be contained in H120 and that the European Union (EU) and the UK will strike a limited Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of the transition period (December 31

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• AstraZeneca delivered strong revenue growth in 2019, supported by the launch of new medicines and further progress on its pipeline, with several approvals.
• The firm's emerging markets business, notably driven by China, grew from strength to strength.
• The company believes that this strong growth is set to continue in 2020

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• We forecast limited room for improvement for Retail sales in the UK in 2020, following a tough 2019, with an especially difficult H219.
• The Brexit uncertainty of 2019, while due to be resolved with the UK formally leaving the EU on January 31st, is in 2020 set to transform into worries over obtaining a free trade agreement with the