– Andrew Cuomo These days the once celebrated governor is fighting for his political survival. – (Photo: Reuters) – – – – New York A year ago in New York, when the ambulance sirens were the only background noise in what was actually a lively city, the residents were on his lips. Andrew Cuomo, the … Read more
Status: 14.03.2021 5:40 p.m. No personal contact with friends, no hug, but a lot of fear: Brigitte Faßmann has difficult months behind her and a new freedom ahead of her. by Antje Schmidt When Brigitte Faßmann had to go to the hospital in June last year, she was there on her own. Nobody was allowed … Read more
Hospital ship leaves New York Illnesses are decreasing Hospital ship leaves New York From For a month, the armed forces supported the New Yorkers in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic with a hospital ship. Now the “USNS Comfort” has left the US metropolis again. In the meantime, the number of people suffering from Covid-19 … Read more
Frankfurt It’s an image that many in big cities have gotten used to. If a cheap advertisement comes up, 100 people are often queuing to view the apartment in order to convince real estate agents and landlords of themselves or at least to take them into the narrower circle of applicants. But the corona crisis … Read more
– The author María Fernanda Espinosa is an Ecuadorian politician. She was Foreign Minister and Chair of the General Assembly of the United Nations. – (Photo: Reuters) – – – – The Covid-19 pandemic promotes and exacerbates social inequality worldwide. If the leading politicians are serious about their announcements to open up better future prospects … Read more
– Empty check-in counters at Düsseldorf Airport The federal government now wants to grant subsidies to the corona-stricken airports. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Berlin At German airports there is one thing above all in these difficult Corona times: empty. The number of passengers has collapsed almost unprecedented. The economic pressure on the … Read more
– Volksbank Many Volks- and Raiffeisenbanken closed branches last year. The vast majority of customers use online banking. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Frankfurt The Volks- and Raiffeisenbanken closed branches on a large scale during the corona pandemic. The 349 Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken, which belong to the regional cooperative association, gave up 425 … Read more
– Schufa “We are currently seeing a slump in consumer credit,” explains Tanja Birkholz, CEO of Schufa. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Berlin The consequences of the corona crisis are now also evident in the lending business. In early February, the demand for installment loans fell by 33 percent compared to the same … Read more
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