World & Politics
Israel to introduce three weeks lockdown due to new outbreak of COVID-19 - 09/14/2020
On Sunday, the Israeli government spoke in favor of introducing a self-isolation regime in the country to slow the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, The Jerusalem Post reported. It is planned that the regime will take effect next Friday at 14:00 local time and will last until October 9. During this period, almost all schools will be closed, residents will be prohibited from moving further than...
Investor warns Rio Tinto of reputational and legal risks after scandal over ancient caves - 09/11/2020
Australian pension fund Hesta, which invests in mining company Rio Tinto, has demanded that all of its agreements with indigenous people be reviewed following the scandal over the destruction of ancient caves in the Pilbara region, writes The Guardian. The requirement for an independent review is contained in Hesta's letter to Rio Tinto's board of directors. "Mining companies that unfairly and...
Belarus loses almost 16% of gold and foreign exchange reserves in a month - 09/08/2020
In August, Belarus spent $ 1.4 billion from gold and foreign exchange reserves; the country's reserves fell by almost 16%. The country has been shaken by protests against Alexander Lukashenko for a month now, and the European Union is threatening the country with sanctions. The gold and foreign exchange reserves of Belarus fell by 15.8% in August: according to preliminary data, the country spent...
UK sets to negotiate trade deal with EU by October 15 - 09/07/2020
Britain has set a deadline of October 15 to negotiate a Brexit trade deal with the European Union, Reuters reported, citing a statement by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the final round of negotiations. If the deal is not agreed, both parties should "take it and move on," he said. Negotiations are due to resume on Monday 7 September. They were previously stumped by Britain's...
French authorities prohibit mobile operator Free from installing Huawei equipment - 09/04/2020
Thomas Reynaud, CEO of Iliad, which owns the French mobile operator Free, complained that the country's authorities did not allow his company to use Huawei equipment to create a 5G communication network. At the same time, there is no formal ban on cooperation with Huawei in this area in France, and other operators are working with the Chinese supplier. “We have not received permission to host...
Mexico City authorities to create 300,000 jobs to reactivate the economy - 09/03/2020
Head of government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, presented a plan to reactivate the region's economy in the amount of $ 5.3 billion, under which the city will create 300,000 direct jobs lost as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We estimate private investment of 75 billion pesos ($ 3.45 billion). Over the last five months of this year and the first months of next year to create 300,000...
India's GDP falls by 23.9% in Q2 - 09/01/2020
National Statistics Office of India released data for the first quarter of the 2020-2021 fiscal year, which ended at the end of June. India's GDP during this period fell by 23.9% compared to the first quarter of last year. This is the largest decline since 1996, when India began publishing quarterly data. The decline turned out to be stronger than analysts expected: they forecasted that GDP...
Canada's GDP loses record 38.7% in Q2 - 08/31/2020
In the second quarter of 2020, the Canadian economy contracted by a record 11.5% from the previous quarter and entered a recession due to the coronavirus, the country's statistics office said. In annual terms, Canada's GDP in April-June fell by 38.7%, and this is also a record. Analysts predicted a 12% contraction in the economy qoq, Trading Economics reminds. In the first quarter, GDP fell by...
Economists: Forecasts are improving, but only China can evade economic downturn - 08/27/2020
The economies of developed countries in quarterly terms in April-June dipped by 9.8%. This is almost four times more than at the peak of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, according to the OECD data. Nevertheless, experts are already improving their own forecasts for the growth of the world economy: for example, according to Moody’s, the decline will not exceed 5% in the G20 countries at the end...
Bolivia and United States sign memorandum on private business investment in infrastructure - 08/26/2020
Bolivia's Foreign Minister and Charge d'Affaires of the United States signed a memorandum of understanding as part of the Growth in the Americas initiative, the Latin American country's foreign ministry said. The document was signed after 9 months of the reign of the interim President of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez. The former head of the country, Evo Morales, has criticized US policy towards Latin...
