Resources, particularly financial resources, are crucial for innovation and entrepreneurship. Considering the extreme stresses on the global economy and financial systems due to the COVID$-19$ pandemic $($e$.$g$.$ economic $$ GDP $-$ losses, high debt loads $--$ for consumers, businesses and governments$),$ what roles to you think that capital availability, interest rates and investment risks will play in the continuing recovery from the COVID$-19$ pandemic. Due to the heavy governmental deficit spending, do you think that businesses may be "crowded out" of financial markets?