COVID-19 Special: Coronavirus hot spot Brazil The biggest problem
A lack of access to intensive care was responsible for 22.6% of deaths of pregnant people. About one-third of women were not put on ventilators even when they were in the intensive care unit. Respiratory distress is the biggest problem linked to COVID-19. That is why infected pregnant women must have the option of being artificially ventilated, the obstetrician Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco told the
Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. If they die before that, it means they didn t get the medical care they needed.”
Francisco teaches at the University of Sao Paulo. In addition to the lack of intensive medical care in Brazil, she said, many people have to travel long distances to even reach a doctor.
London based Fintech Tide Reveals that UK Remains Popular Destination for EU Company Founders
April 24, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi
The United Kingdom remains a popular destination for EU-based company founders, according to a blog post recently published by UK-based challenger bank
Tide.
Brexit might have “severed” the UK’s political ties to the continent, however, it does not appear to have negatively impacted the UK’s “appeal as a place to live and work,” the blog post from Tide noted.
The Tide team pointed out that instead of a contraction in the numbers of EU natives launching new ventures in the UK, there has actually been a steady increase every year since the country voted to leave the European Union.
Macro Roundup (Apr 12)
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The dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies on Friday, paring some of the week’s losses, as a stronger-than-expected rise in U.S. and Chinese inflation gauges drove up bond yields.
SHANGHAI, Apr 12 (SMM) This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.
The dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies on Friday, paring some of the week’s losses, as a stronger-than-expected rise in U.S. and Chinese inflation gauges drove up bond yields.
The U.S. Dollar Currency Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was 0.10% higher at 92.163.
By Reuters Staff
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FILE PHOTO: Cars intended for export wait at the port for loading, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Bremerhaven, Germany, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
BERLIN (Reuters) - German exports rose in February, boosted by surging trade with China in a fresh sign that factories are busy in Europe’s largest economy despite an expected pandemic-related drop in overall output in the first quarter.
Seasonally adjusted exports increased by 0.9% on the month after an upwardly revised rise of 1.6% in January, the Federal Statistics Office said on Friday. Imports rose 3.6% after falling 3.5% in the prior month.