Tue, May 07, 2024

Economy

india and britain

India expected to be priority country for Britain

Analysts say that India-UK bilateral relations will touch a new high in the post-corona world. India is expected to be a priority country for Britain, leading to an improved economic partnership. Based on Britain Meets India report, developed by CII and Grant Thornton Bharat, FDI inflow from the United Kingdom to India for a particular …

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Economy and debt

COVID added $24t in public and private sector debt

Economies’ attempts to halt the COVID-19 pandemic’s crippling constraints on their activity and output have boosted global debt to unprecedented levels. Based on the Institute of International Finance announcement, the response to the coronavirus crisis added $24 trillion in public and private sector debt last year, bringing the global total to $281 trillion. The global …

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companies

Numerious companies filed for bankruptcy during pandemic

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, numerous companies, many of which had survived for more than 50 or even 100 years, had witnessed massive falls and filed for bankruptcy. Let’s look through data of 2000-2019. We define midsize businesses as those in the middle 40% of all companies placed on the U.S. stock exchanges. This is …

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Germans’ nominal earnings

Germans’ nominal earnings fell for the first time in years

According to the statistics office, Germans’ nominal earnings declined for the first time in over a decade. Data revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a more severe impact on earnings than the 2007 – 2008 financial crisis. Months of lockdown directed at containing the virus’s spread have had a destructive influence on the global economy, …

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The economy of Singapore and the main challenges

Singapore’s Government is Ready to Support the Economy

The country’s government is willing to take measures to deal with issues created by the coronavirus pandemic. Singapore’s government made an interesting announcement. It is worth mentioning that, the government announced a new fiscal package worth 11 billion Singapore dollars ($8.3 billion) to support Covid vaccination efforts as well as economic segments affected by the …

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dollar, employment, Economy and education

Federal Minimum Wage and its Impact on the Labor Market

The U.S. has the largest economy in the world, but millions of workers across the country are struggling to deal with financial problems. One of the main obstacles is what do with the federal minimum wage. Let’s have a look at the report prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Interestingly, the Biden administration wants …

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Cuba and cryptocurrencies

How Cuba Wants to Save its Economy from Collapse

Cuba was struggling to cope with problems even before the coronavirus pandemic. However, the pandemic created even bigger challenges for the local economy. Importantly, the pandemic, as well as U.S. sanctions, introduced by the Trump administration caused a lot of problems for Cuba. The country made an important announcement. According to this announcement, it will …

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federal minimum wage

Federal Minimum Wage, New Administration, and Workers

Across the country, there are millions of people who are struggling to cope with financial problems. In many cases, the federal minimum wage is not enough to cover all costs. Hopefully, both President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan as well as recently reintroduced the Raise the Wage Act would gradually increase the federal minimum wage …

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