COVID-19 pandemic - Page 4

US: El Paso grapples with COVID-19 and economic fallout

The COVID-19 pandemic is infecting record numbers of people in the city of El Paso, Texas. Hospitals are preparing for months of strain on the health care system, funeral homes are overwhelmed…

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by Abiodun Ogundairo

Who’s investing during the Covid-19 pandemic, and in what?

The Covid-19 pandemic has stalled business decisions in many parts of the world, including major investments. Some start-ups, however, continue to raise funding. In this programme, we speak to Pascal Cagni, founder…

5 years ago

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EU Home Affairs Commissioner on Covid-19 and re-opening of EU internal borders

Ylva Johansson is the woman in charge of the EU's Home Affairs portfolio. She's a Social Democrat who served as minister several times in her home country of Sweden. The Commissioner is…

5 years ago

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Emmanuel Tsigbey on why Ghana’s MPC kept rates unchanged

Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the country’s policy rate unchanged at 14.5 percent citing elevated risks to the inflation outlook, sharp downturn in GDP growth which are fallouts of the…

5 years ago

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Covid-19: Divided States of America

In the United States, the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic is deepening the divide between Republicans and Democrats. Faced with scientists’ decisions and the restrictions that they imply, supporters of President Donald…

5 years ago

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Lufthansa and German government agree bailout — reports

The much-anticipated deal is being reported by German news agency DPA. The rescue package is meant to help the airline cope with losses incurred by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

5 years ago

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Populism and the pandemic: The great divide in Brazil

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, the populist president Jair Bolsonaro is refusing to sacrifice the economy for the sake of public health.…

5 years ago

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Coffin-makers in Nicaragua say business is booming amid pandemic

Coffin-makers in Nicaragua say business is booming amid the COVID-19 pandemic, where one owner says that some funeral homes have run out of coffins -- though the country has reported only some…

5 years ago

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Former Liberian president Sirleaf: ‘Let’s fight Covid-19, let’s also fight malaria’

In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf discussed the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences on Africa. Sirleaf, who was president during the deadly Ebola outbreak of 2014,…

5 years ago

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How Nigeria’s economy is bracing up to the COVID-19 shock

With a further revised 2020 budget and crude oil benchmark, how is Nigeria bracing up to the challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic? Tilewa Adebajo, CEO of CFG Advisory joins CNBC Africa for…

5 years ago

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How COVID-19 impacts SSA remittances

The World Bank says it expects global remittances to drop by 20 percent this year, over the economic crisis brought about by shutdowns initiated to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Michael Kent, Founder…

5 years ago

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COVID-19 pandemic - Page 4

US: El Paso grapples with COVID-19 and economic fallout

Who’s investing during the Covid-19 pandemic, and in what?

EU Home Affairs Commissioner on Covid-19 and re-opening of EU internal borders

Emmanuel Tsigbey on why Ghana’s MPC kept rates unchanged

Covid-19: Divided States of America

Lufthansa and German government agree bailout — reports

Populism and the pandemic: The great divide in Brazil

Coffin-makers in Nicaragua say business is booming amid pandemic

Former Liberian president Sirleaf: ‘Let’s fight Covid-19, let’s also fight malaria’

How Nigeria’s economy is bracing up to the COVID-19 shock

How COVID-19 impacts SSA remittances

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