How furlough grew Zombie businesses in Norfolk & Suffolk | East Anglian Daily Times
State intervention has created a raft of zombie companies - Credit: Getty/Archant Strange things are happening in the business world thanks to the pandemic, and some firms have been left in suspended animation. But, asks Eleanor Pringle, what happens next? For a year that has been horrific for businesses, there has been a surprising lack of companies going bust. Company insolvency levels are at their lowest levels in almost three decades, despite the fact that few firms could even open their doors. What on earth is gong on? Behold the rise of the zombie firm. These are companies...