The rise of digital economy in COVID-19 era

Evans Okech, head of strategy and innovation at Kibo Capital Group.

Since the outbreak of coronavirus, commonly referred to as Covid-19, in Wuhan, China in December, the world has focused on little else. 

The pandemic has thrust the digital economy to the fore as the global population observes social distancing to curb the spread of the virus, which has greatly impacted conventional ways of doing business.