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Crippled trade shows have had £13bn impact on global economy - trade body

11 March 2020 • 1 min read

The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry has issued its first assessment of the impact COVID-19 is having on the tradeshow industry

The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) has estimated that trade show cancellations and postponements have had a €14.4bn (£12.6bn) impact on the global economy to date due to the co...

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