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We will move the following business and economics stories: Health-virus-markets-world-anniversary,FOCUS PARIS A year ago, stock markets plunged into free-fall as the scale of the coronavirus crisis became apparent and countries desperately locked down to try to halt the pandemic. 600 words by Juliette Rabat Britain-finance-business-Greensill-jobs,FOCUS LONDON The collapse of UK finance firm Greensill has sparked ripples of global panic and threatened 50,000 jobs, in particular at the sprawling steel empire of Indian-British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta. 650 words by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier China-business-wealth-Asia-Zhong,PROFILE BEIJING Until recently, few people had even heard of the Chinese billionaire with a gruff reputation who built a fortune on China's seemingly unquenchable demand for his ubiquitous red-capped bottled water. 650 words by Helen Roxburgh and Danni Zhu. File picture afp
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