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Jabulani Sikhakhane | Covid-19 has shown us one thing: Politicians know very little about SA | Fin24
Politicians and civil servants have displayed that their understanding of the economy falls short of what's required to change the country for the better, says Jabulani Sikhakhane. A government that knows very little about the complex interlinkages in an economy cannot make sound economic policies to grow that economy - rather, it runs the risk of…
Read More »Senate committee recommends improvements to COVID-19 emergency programs | CBC News
The Senate finance committee says significant gaps remain in the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic despite efforts to adjust and improve emergency support programs rolled out over the previous several months.Sen. Percy Mockler, chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, speaks during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. The…
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Read More »E.U.-India summit to launch talks on resuming FTA negotiations
Seven years after talks on a free trade agreement were suspended, India and the European Union (EU) are set to agree on a “High-level dialogue on Trade and Investment” to restart negotiations. The announcement is expected at a virtual “EU-India Summit” led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who will…
Read More »Ailing Eastern Cape turns to powerful organisations to bolster fight against Covid-19 | News24
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Masi Losi/ The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images The US Embassy has donated 50 ventilators to two Eastern Cape hospitals, 10 of which have been installed.Solidarity Fund has pumped in R75m extra to purchase crucial equipment for critically ill patients.Premier Oscar Mabuyane said they have pleaded with the national Health Department over…
Read More »COVID-19 fails to stop the march of the unicorns
Q2 2020 venture capital totals for the US are down but not out We’re digging into Q2 2020 venture capital results this week. Today we are exploring U.S.-specific results after taking a broader perspective yesterday. As with every quarter, our goal is to understand how strong, or not, the domestic and global VC markets are…
Read More »Magellan adviser Janet Yellen says Fed has ‘crossed lines’ to rescue markets
Jul 14, 2020 – 11.30amFormer Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen says the central bank has crossed lines she didn’t believe possible in efforts to buttress the financial markets from COVID-19, but she remains concerned job losses caused by the pandemic will leave permanent scars on the global economyYellen, who is an adviser to the funds…
Read More »Bengal bureaucrat overseeing movement of migrant workers dies of Covid-19
Home / Kolkata / Bengal bureaucrat overseeing movement of migrant workers dies of Covid-19 West Bengal residents on Monday reacted sharply after a young bureaucrat who was overseeing the movement of migrant workers died of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).Debdutta Ray, who was in her mid-thirties, was a West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) officer and posted…
Read More »Ontario is entering Stage 3, U.S. states are locking down again: 4 charts that pinpoint where we are in COVID-19 battle
By Patty WinsaData ReporterMon., July 13, 2020timer6 min. readAfter a weekend when Disney World in Orlando opened its doors for the first time since March, Premier Doug Ford announced amusement parks would not be making the cut for Stage 3 reopenings slated to begin Friday in most of Ontario.Private karaoke rooms and buffets also won’t…
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