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Due to virtually non-functioning healthcare after the February coup from Myanmar COVID-19could spread uncontrollably throughout Southeast Asia and beyond, UN Special Rapporteur says Due to a deep political and economic crisis, Myanmar could become a state from which the coronavirus infection will begin to spread uncontrollably throughout Southeast Asia and beyond, Tom Andrews, UN special rapporteu...

Tunisia is experiencing its worst political crisis since the Arab Spring. President Qais Said suspended parliament and took executive powers into his own hands, On Monday, July 26, mass clashes took place outside the Tunisian parliament building between supporters of Tunisian President Cais Said and supporters of the Islamist An-Nahda (Renaissance) party, which is headed by Parliament Speaker Rash...

economies have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemicmost of all, the most popular broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the assets of the juice producer Granini in Europe were arrested due to a trial in Russia - in an RBC review Which economies have been hit the hardest by the pandemic? Countries whose economies are heavily dependent on certain sectors, such as tourism, will suffer t...

The main consequences of the pandemic for national economies will be the debt burden, social tension and poverty, Moody's predicts. Countries that are heavily dependent on individual sectors will have the hardest time. The international rating agency Moody's Investors Service has released a report assessing the losses of national economies due to the COVID-19 pandemic (the document is at the dispo...

Meat processors in the UK are facing the fact that up to 10% of employees are forced to self-isolate because they came into contact with people who have confirmed the diagnosis of coronavirus According to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), there is an acute shortage of personnel at the enterprises. About half a million people in England and Wales are forced to go into self-isolation. ...

For the first half of 2021, Moscow recorded the minimum volume of commissioning of the shopping center in four years, experts said.They primarily attribute the low rate to the crisis situation and uncertainty due to the COVID pandemic. According to the results of the first half of 2021, two shopping centers were opened in Moscow with a total leasable area of ​​43.5 thousand square meters. m, follo...

Per capita pork consumption in Ukraine has fallen by 7 kg or 30% over the past few years, Olga Makhno, senior pork production analyst at the Ukrainian Livestock Industry Association, said during a press conference in the capital city of Kyiv. Despite the fall in domestic demand, the country is on the verge of a shortage of pork and bacon - the main product of Ukrainian cuisine. Difficult years for...

In the first half of 2021, the number of closed individual entrepreneurs and farms increased by 81% compared to the first year of the pandemic The number of legal entities closed since the beginning of the year and individual entrepreneurs who have ceased their activities in Russia has reached 724 thousand, follows from the data of the Federal Tax Service. This is a record high since 2......

Bloomberg figured out when China will overtake the USand become the leading economy of the world, and under what circumstances this will never happen. Here are some main scenarios for the development of events When will China overtake the US as the world's largest economy? This is one of the most burning questions for directors of companies who would like to know which market will be the most prof...

French company Gourmey launches laboratory-grown foie gras For the production of artificial foie gras, the stem cells of a fertilized duck egg are placed in a test tube. A similar technology is used in the cultivation of artificial meat. Experts managed to preserve the taste and texture of the delicacy, said a Bloomberg journalist who attended a closed tasting. Foie gras is in an existential crisi...

Luxury brands have always demonstrated resilience to any crisis and survived them with ease. But not in 2020. About what is the "new normal" for the luxury market, about its 9 strategies, The “new normal” is the state of society and the economy after the crisis, in which recovery is impossible. Initially, the term reflected a state of low economic growth and high unemployment, which meant the impo...

The IEA believes that if the OPEC+ countries keep oil production at the level of July in August, then the oil market will “significantly shrink”. Even if a deal is made The global oil market is threatened by the struggle of exporters for market shares and the risk of accelerating inflation, which could harm the recovery of the economy, which was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic . This is stated in the...

Washington supports freedom of speech in Cuba and condemns violence against peaceful demonstrators. Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs, announced this on Twitter . "The United States supports freedom of speech and assembly throughout Cuba and strongly condemns any violence or attacks against peaceful demonstrators who are exercising their b...

Russian business is at the bottom of the country rating in terms of optimism, a study by Grant Thornton showed. Russia — one of the worst among the leading economies and in terms of revenue, export and employment growth expectations The level of optimism of Russian business about the prospects for the national economy has increased compared to the bottom point of the pandemic crisis last year, but...

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called on "revolutionaries and communists" to take to the streets and resist possible provocations during anti-state protests. He addressed the nation on state television, according to Diario de Cuba. “We are not going to admit that any mercenary or counter-revolutionary is organizing an outbreak of discontent in society. We call on all revolutionaries and communi...

Russian Railways announced the risks of the St. Petersburg-Moscow (VSM) high-speed railway project, which arose due to a shortage of labor and an increase in the cost of building materials. At the same time, experts believe that the main risks are systemic, associated with the organization of entry and exit from Moscow, and especially from St. Petersburg. RZD does not mention these risks. New risk...

Coronavirus strains are outpacing the pace of vaccination around the world, and countries are facing "vaccine nationalism," said WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus. As a result, the pandemic could last until 2023, analysts at IHS Markit believe video Popova named the countries from where the COVID-19 delta strain is imported to Russia Society......

Since the beginning of the pandemic, MercadoLibre has been able to significantly increase sales. The interest of buyers contributes to the growth of the company in the financial services sector. Among them are not only the payment service and lending, When lockdowns began in Latin American cities in March 2......

The Ministry of Economic Development raised the forecast for the growth of the Russian economy in 2021, despite the third wave of the pandemic. Now the agency expects it to be 3.8% instead of the 2.9% previously expected. Inflation forecast raised from 4, The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia informed the regions about the "certain parameters" of the updated forecast of the country's soci...

Golikova called on the regions for new restrictions, Poland is preparing for the fourth wave, WHO recognized the victory of the virus in the vaccine race, and the production of medicines in Russia has decreased. Breaking news about COVID-19 - in the RBC review on July 8, 11:30 Moscow time Coronavirus Russia Moscow World +21336 (per day) 5.1 million Recovered ......

Only a quarter of all public procurement in 2020 was carried out on a competitive basis, follows from the report of the Accounts Chamber. The growth in the cost of contracts concluded with one supplier, The Accounts Chamber of Russia analyzed public procurement data for 2020 and estimated the share of “non-competitive” purchases under 44-FZ (regulates purchases by ministries and departments) at al...

Due to vaccine nationalism, new variants of the virus have so far outperformed vaccination, Ghebreyesus said.Previously, WHO called the accumulation of vaccines by individual countries the main obstacle to defeating the pandemic. New variants of the coronavirus are winning the race against COVID-19 vaccines so far . This was stated by the director of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesu...

After the opening of Turkey, last-minute tours returned to the Russian market with discounts up to 40%. Market participants attribute this to the changing order of air travel. In their opinion, After the opening of full-scale air communication with Turkey, last-minute discounted tours with departures in the coming dates appeared on the Russian tourist market, Igor Blinov, a representative of the N...

A possible fourth wave of the coronavirus will “paralyze” Europe again, and authorities should focus on how to prepare for a potential crisis, Janez Jansa said. The prime minister suggested In the near future, an increase in the number of infections with the Indian strain of coronavirus (the “delta” variant) is inevitable in Europe. This was stated by Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa, speaki...

Global world or many closed communities? Trade wars, climate disaster or bounce back and prosperity? Lyudmila Novichenkova (Ipsos) told about what the business is waiting for in the near future The time of another crisis, such as now, is ideal for thinking about how to manage the future with possible development scenarios and identifying a set of parameters that will allow us to monitor their impl...

The Meat Industry and Transport Logistics Associations have sent a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning of potential supply chain disruptions due to labor shortages. Despite the fact that a significant part of the personnel at processing plants are from other countries, the UK government offers potential returnees a £3,......

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a record growth rate of US GDP this year - about 7%, next year by about 5%. This is reported in the review of the US economy published by the fund. Thus, US GDP growth at 7% will be the largest in the history of the country since 1984. Previously, the fund assumed the growth of the US economy by 4.6% in 2......

Based on the latest forecast of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2021, against the backdrop of an increase in meat production, there will be stagnation, and possibly a decline, in world trade. Experts suggest that the volume of meat production this year will increase by 2.2% - up to 346 million tons. The largest increase is expected in China, Brazil, Vietnam, t...

According to the latest FAO forecast, meat production is expected to increase this year. UN experts expect an increase in world meat production by 2.2% to 346 million tons. China , Brazil, Vietnam, the US and the EU will be the main regions where production growth is expected this year. On the contrary, production declines are expected in Australia, the Philippines and Argentina. Pork production w...

The main issue that interests Russians on the Direct Line with Vladimir Putin is the pandemic. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in an interview with Rossiya 24. “The set of topics, in principle, changes from year to year. It is difficult to establish any trend. This year, of course, the head of everything is COVID,” Peskov said. The most popular questions for a direct line with P...