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Mr. Robert Joseph, Jr., president of the Rotary Club of Manila (RCM); Mr. Herminio Esguerra, chairman of the program committee; the board of directors; officers, members and guests; ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I have been invited today to talk about financial forecasts for 2021 amid the pandemic. But before I present the economic prospects over the near term, let us briefly step back and take a look at the past year. First, I will go through recent economic developments and trends. Se...

Thailand’s government is ready to take more fiscal steps if economic growth falls below its base-case forecast, driven by the latest Covid-19 outbreak or delays in vaccinating the public, a senior Finance Ministry official said.

Indians aren’t spending—‘Marriage can wait. I’m saving for covid emergencies’ People with shopping bags inside a mall 4 min read Eric Bellman , The Wall Street Journal Consumers helped make the economy the world’s fastest growing, but their willingness to spend will set the course of the recovery Share Via Read Full Story Most Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted as cases have plunged, but Indians are still stashing away their rupees and building bank balances. New Delhi maid Sar...

The coronavirus has upended many aspects of life in cities worldwide, particularly as large numbers of white-collar workers choose to work from home and shun public transport – shifts that are likely to last, according to urban experts. This will have an enormous effect on city centres and central business districts (CBD) that have typically been the economic hubs and main generators of income for cities. What is the future of city centres and CBDs and how will cities adapt? Here are some vie...

To ensure that the app can communicate back fulfilment. HUL updating its app with the changing consumer needs The online grocery market has booming since the pandemic hit the country and not being an HULs Shikhar app now gets at least three times the orders compared to a year ago. Hindustan Unilever’s use of technology to drive sales increased since the Covid-19 lockdown to about 3 lakh Kirana stores. As on December 8th, the company had 2.7 lakh outlets (Kirana) onboard on the Shikhar B2B a...

Boris Johnson refuses to rule out a THIRD national lockdown after Sage model warns Britain needs to increase vaccination rate from 350,000 people a week to TWO MILLION to avoid 45,000 extra deaths from mutated Kent coronavirus The Prime Minister warned people it will continue to be difficult because of the new strain of coronavirus  Members of SAGE sub-group SPI-M said the variant will infect a lot more people because it spreads faster  The variant is concentrated in London, the East and Sout...

Read / Add Comments Despite it being the holiday shopping season, trips to retail and recreation destinations in Connecticut are down by 13 percent. COVID-19 has turned where we go and what we do upside down - and Google knows by how much. While residents are holding back on making shopping trips, interest in going to parks has skyrocketed. Visits to parks are up by 37 percent, according to the most recent Google Mobility data a national analysis of where people spend their time. ...