Geneva When American Seth Berkley talks about vaccination campaigns, he should know what he is talking about. The doctor of medicine and epidemiologist has been leading the international vaccine alliance Gavi in Geneva since 2011. Under his direction, Gavi raised more than $ 16 billion from donors, and hundreds of millions of children in poor … Read more
– Financial conditions in the euro area were mainly determined by monetary policy measures during the pandemic. Together with a supportive fiscal policy, they have mitigated the economic effects of the Covid-19 crisis. The banks were also able to operate in a more favorable environment as the regulatory requirements were significantly relaxed. However, the end … Read more
– Financial district in Frankfurt In December, the financial institutions issued 7.0 percent more loans to companies than a year earlier. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Frankfurt Despite the corona pandemic, large amounts of bank loans continued to flow to companies in the euro area at the end of the year. In December, … Read more
– Donald Trump The US president has not discussed his quarantine move with New York Governor Cuomo. – (Photo: AFP) – – – – Washington Despite the worsening coronavirus crisis, according to US President Donald Trump, considerations about quarantining the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are off the table for the time … Read more
– Ich schau` TV: 2020 was a year of the television Free time as television time: In the Corona year 2020, many people bought a new, large TV set. Photo: Christin Klose / dpa-tmn – (Photo: dpa) – – – – After several years of falling prices, buyers spent significantly more money on their TVs … Read more
New York Real estate bargains are relative in Manhattan. On West 58th Street, not far from Lincoln Center, the price of a three-bedroom apartment fell by $ 150,000 a few weeks ago. That still puts the price at two million dollars. For the expensive New York real estate market, that’s a cheap price. On Beekman … Read more
– Business closure in Cologne There are signs of increasing bankruptcies in Germany. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Munich The end of January will be the anniversary of the first corona case in Germany. A few days earlier, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the Group’s industrial insurer, published its risk barometer for … Read more
– Note on the mask requirement A sign at a school indicates that a mask is required. Photo: Stefan Sauer / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa / symbol image / archive – (Photo: dpa) – – – – “Face-to-face lessons up to 50, alternating lessons from 50 and distance learning from 100, we would use as a … Read more
Bleak prospects? The coronavirus is also casting its shadow on economic growth. – (Photo: Smetek) – – – – The letter V shows the optimists in the corona crisis. V is for Victory. And at the same time, the V describes the best possible economic development in the pandemic: The sharp economic slump in the … Read more
– New York Stock Exchange trading park – – – New York The New York Stock Exchange wants to partially open its trading room, which was closed during the corona crisis, at the end of May. On the day after Memorial Day on May 25 – an American holiday in honor of the war dead … Read more