Real Asset Insight #6 June 2020

INTRODUCTION
6 Talking Points
Thought leaders continue to offer market perspective and
expertise as Real Asset Media’s busy event schedule goes online
FEATURES
Covid-19 Special
11 The future is not what it was
The world will be a different place after the coronavirus pandemic.
But how much will change in real estate?
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12 Europe prepares for the fallout
Economists, politicians and investors try to quantify the damage
from three months of lockdown and business closures
15 A new normal for offices
As home working takes root and travel restrictions remain,
many are questioning the need for expensive city offices
Italy Special
30 Interview: Maurizio Grilli
The head of investment management analysis and strategy at
BNP Paribas Real Estate gives his views on the outlook for Italy
33 Milan in numbers
1m sq m is in the city’s pipeline between 2020 and 2022
34 Getting back to business
Italy has been one of the countries hardest-hit by Covid-19,
but experts predict a bounce back next year
THOUGHT LEADERS
56 Rikke Lykke
PATRIZIA’s head of European asset management & regional head of
Nordics, DACH and CEE, on the changes brought about by Covid-19
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66 Thorsten Herbert
Why we should be looking to becoming the ‘Armani of internet’
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