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Investment activity to fall by a third this year

Due to the spread of COVID-19, it is increasingly likely that investment activity will slump to a record low level in the second quarter. Even though we expect a pickup in the second half of the year, annual investment totals are still set to be around 30% below the weak 2019 level.

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