As the G20 meet to discuss the global economic recovery, the Debt Justice group calls for a radical break with extraction and austerity and proposes a new system in its place.
Royal Bank Of Canada Commits To Net-zero Emissions By 2050 In Its Lending
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Royal Bank of Canada (RY, RY.TO) announced Thursday progress on its climate strategy with an increased commitment to mobilize $500 billion in sustainable finance by 2025. RBC s initial commitment of $100 billion in sustainable financing was achieved in 2020.
RBC also commits to net-zero emissions in its lending by 2050 and signs on as a member of Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) and the RMI s Center for Climate-Aligned Finance.
As part of delivering on its enterprise climate strategy, last year RBC convened an executive-led Climate Working Group, focused on the development of climate-related products & services, risk management frameworks, research & partnerships as well as thought-leadership.
Diverse Population Uses Nursing Homes Less
Since the 1980s, the share of the U.S. population over 65 has grown steadily. At the same time, the share of low-income older people living in nursing homes has declined sharply.
New research by the University of Wisconsin’s Mary Hamman finds that this trend is, to some extent, being driven by an increasingly diverse population of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Native Americans. They are more likely to live with an adult child or other caregiver than non-Hispanic whites, due, in some cases, to cultural preferences for multigenerational households.
Nursing home residence is also declining among older white Americans. However, in contrast to the Black population, whites are increasingly moving into assisted living facilities. This creates what Hamman calls a “potentially troubling pattern” of differences in living arrangements that might reflect disparities in access to assisted living care or perhaps discriminatory practices. Notably, t
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State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal states that a follow up and review will be carried out at the end of this year regarding the resumption of vehicle imports.
He stated this at a media briefing held at the Ministry of Finance today. Attygalle also commented.
Meanwhile CBSL stated the reasons for the Repatriation and Conversion of Export Proceeds stating why were these measures needed?
On 18 February 2021, the Monetary Board issued Rules in respect of repatriation of export proceeds into Sri Lanka and conversion of such proceeds into Sri Lanka rupees, and also issued Operating Instructions to Licensed Banks on the same.
I am counting on the stimulus check, said Hargrove, referring to the next payment currently working its way through Congress.
She s not alone. Almost one-third, or 29%, of U.S. adults are counting on another round of government relief to get by, and another 24% say they need it but doubt it will happen, a new CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey conducted by SurveyMonkey found.
People of color are more likely to be relying on the relief, especially Black women. Half of Black Americans and 40% of Hispanics said they were counting on it, while 57% of Black women said the same. Additionally, 24% of Blacks and Hispanics need it but don t think it will come to fruition.