BANGLADESH REOPENS 600 APPAREL FACTORIES
Nearly a month after Bangladesh ordered garment factories shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the industry is reopening hundreds of them despite risks the disease might spread
HSBC PROFIT NEARLY HALVES
HSBC could be forced to put aside up to $11bn (£8.8bn) to cover bad debts this year, as it prepares for the economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 crisis
VIRGIN ATLANTIC TALKS OF BAILOUT
Virgin Atlantic says it is still in talks with the UK government about a coronavirus-related bailout
AUSTRALIAN DOWNLOADS ‘COVIDSAFE’ APP
More than a million Australians have downloaded a coronavirus contact tracing app within hours of it being released by the government
IS SOCIAL DISTANCING AN ACTUAL POSSIBILITY IN INDIA?
Health experts and governments across the world have been advising people to practice social distancing to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus
AMAZON’S STOCKS SURGE MAKING IT THE NEW BULL ON WALL STREET
In a note published Thursday morning, Goldman Sachs raised its Amazon price target to a street high $2,900, implying 20% upside from current levels
WORLD BANK PREDICTS SHARPEST DECLINE OF REMITTANCE IN HISTORY
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2020 — Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in…
DUBAI TO CONTINUE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
The Dubai Media Office has officially announced that it will resume commercial activities in the emirate starting Friday, April 24
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA COLLAPSES
Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered voluntary administration - making it Australia's first big corporate casualty of the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19: HOW WILL THIS AFFECT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?
Declining coronavirus infection rates and plans to begin easing lockdown measures in some parts of the developed world have provided a ray of hope after weeks of unrelenting gloom. But, for many
THE FUTURE OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
The resiliency of the hotel industry will help it rebound as the effects of the coronavirus ebb, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics firm
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBOOT OUR WORLD
Planes are grounded, streets are eerily empty, while schools, factories and businesses deemed non-essential are closed. With more than a third of the planet’s population locked down because
