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War has had a negative effect on most sectors so far, with the only sector that seems like it has been profiting from it are oil and gas companies. One sector that is also expected to get hit hard is pharmaceutical companies. Ukraine and Russia are countries, where many of them were doing trials, importing medicines, etc., which will be almost impossible for at least until the end of the war. In Ukraine it will not be possible to do any trials because of the geopolitical situation going on there and in Russia, of course, because of sanctions. In this analysis we will check, which companies are expected to get hit the hardest as well as what impact happened in history.
Pharmaceutical industry is one of the biggest industries in the world. It is also fast and constantly growing sector, as it increased from valuation of 390 billion U.S. dollars in 2001 to the total global market valuation at 1,27 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020. With its constant uptrend, it is projected that industry will be worth 1,70 trillion U.S. dollars by the end of 2025.
Vaccines from Novavax and Valneva have a promising future, according to preliminary estimates. Several countries are showing interest and approving the newest vaccines on the market, also due to the spread of the Omikron mutation, which is up to 3 times more contagious than Delta. Scientists even claim that there are other mutations. Some countries are already making vaccination compulsory or bringing in tougher measures for the unvaccinated as the situation in hospitals worsens.
For the second year in a row, the global economy is struggling to cope with the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Ozios' analysis, China is doing best among the world's largest economic centres. Its growth this year may climb to the pace that the world's most populous country was used to at the beginning of the last decade. The United States has already surpassed the pre-pandemic level, and the European Union is likely to do so next year.
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