ECONOMIC GROWTH

Report finds cities hit by 'Zoomshock' are best placed to economic recovery

Cities have been hollowed out by COVID but they are still best placed to drive the recovery, a report by economic growth specialists Metro Dynamics has said.

Cities have been hollowed out by COVID but they are still best placed to drive the recovery, a report by economic growth specialists Metro Dynamics has said.

An exodus of 229,000 workers to rural areas – and what the report terms as ‘Zoomshock' – has hit cities, but the report offers a blueprint to boost post-pandemic economic recovery.

Heather Jameson

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