Month: May 2020
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May- 2020 -21 MayONLINE EXCLUSIVES
WORLD BANK ESTIMATES EXTREME CASE OF GLOBAL POVERTY
In 2015, there were 734 million people or 10% of the world's population in extreme poverty, which is defined as living on less than $1.90 a day, according to the World Bank's most recent estimates
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20 MayLMDtv
LMD TV
This week on LMD TV, veteran banker and CEO of Cargills Bank Rajendra Theagarajah shares his views on the banking sector’s role in safeguarding our economy, followed by an update on business confidence with Andrea…
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20 MayONLINE EXCLUSIVES
ROLLS-ROYCE TO TERMINATE 9,000 JOBS
Rolls-Royce has said it will cut 9,000 jobs and warned it will take "several years" for the airline industry to recover from the coronavirus pandemic
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20 MayONLINE EXCLUSIVES
JAPAN’S ECONOMY FALLS INTO RECESSION
Japan has fallen into recession for the first time since 2015 as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate
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20 MayA listers
TOUGH DECISIONS ON EMPLOYMENT
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has affected Sri Lankan businesses across all sectors except perhaps agriculture, which has faced a minimal impact
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20 MayMEDIA RELEASES
News publisher & Quire Sri Lanka
For most Sri Lankans, since March 2020 the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large-scale effort to promote “work-from-home” (WFH) along with the categorization of
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19 May
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19 MayONLINE EXCLUSIVES
TAIWAN REPORTS NO NEW COVID-19 CASES.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Tuesday (May 19) announced zero new cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), marking the 12th straight day without
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19 MayA listers
FOCUS ON ‘GLOBAL ORIENTATION’
While Sri Lanka has a low number of social safety nets for permanently vulnerable people such as the poor, disabled and elderly, COVID-19 has highlighted the need for a social net for employees
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19 MayONLINE EXCLUSIVES
VACCINE FOR COVID-19 MUST BE DISTRIBUTED EQUITABLY
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaking at the World Health Assembly through a video linik said on Monday that vaccines and treatments are "public goods" that must be "distributed equitably
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