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Talk of a cred-itable second innings. The most discussed ad in IPL 14 so far certainly has been Cred’s, which has followed up its outlandish debut act last year to unleash yet another wacky series of ads this year.
Rahul Dravid’s out-of-character angry outburst during a traffic jam has spawned a spate of #IndranagarKaGunda posts, showing how well the ad is working. Cred followed it up with Jim Sarbh and JackieShroff in another weird ad written and conceptualized by by Tanmay Bhat, Devaiah Bopanna, Puneet Chadha, Nupur Pai and Vishal Dayama and executed by DDB Mudra and 22Feet Tribal Worldwide. Of course, purists are horrified.
NZ councils infrastructure spend could erode credit ratings -S&P
18 Apr, 2021 01:00 AM
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NZ local authorities are expected to spend up large on water infrastructure. Photo / NZ Herald
Most of New Zealand s local and regional governments are likely to have rising infrastructure budgets over the next decade, which could erode headroom at their current credit rating levels, S&P Global Ratings said. The councils are scheduled to publish their 2021-2031 long-term plans later this year, and they will likely roll infrastructure backlogs from the fiscal 2020 year into the upcoming years, the ratings agency said.
Read More Despite the likely increase in infrastructure expenditure, we recognize councils typically spend below their plans due to capacity constraints, ambitious planning, and lengthy approval processes, S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Rebecca Hrvatin said in a report.
Russian and US state flags fly near a factory in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region, Russia, March 27, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]
The latest array of sanctions imposed by the United States against Russia may not cause big problems on its state debt, but will definitely lead to a series of retaliatory measures, experts said.
Moscow reacted angrily on Thursday after Washington announced sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market, to punish it for alleged election interference and hacking and other alleged malign actions.
The Kremlin said that planned US sanctions against Russia will not help a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden.
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