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Vaccines are necessary, but not sufficient without better healthcare and ventilation

Vaccines are necessary, but not sufficient without better healthcare and ventilation

A high vaccination rate is the foundation of any pandemic policy, but further protection is still needed. From an economic perspective, that protection comes from more investment in healthcare and air quality, which now seem…

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BIS, Bank of France and Swiss National Bank conclude successful cross-border wholesale CBDC experiment

Project Jura explored settlement of tokenised euro commercial paper and foreign exchange transactions. Tests were conducted in a near real-life setting and met current regulatory requirements.  Jura studied a new approach for central…

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Economic and Financial Affairs Council

Economic and Financial Affairs Council

Main results VAT rates Ministers agreed on a proposal for a Council directive on rates of value added tax (VAT). The updates to the legislation aim to ensure…

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Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones

Some black holes are anything but black – and we’ve found more than 75,000 of the brightest ones

When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black holes. They are the “darkest” objects in the cosmos, as not even light can escape…

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Yacine Fal nommée VP par intérim de la BAD, chargée du Développement régional, de l’Intégration et de la Prestation de services

Yacine Fal nommée VP par intérim de la BAD, chargée du Développement régional, de l’Intégration et de la Prestation de services

( BANQUE AFRICAINE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT) – Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de Mme Yacine Fal, actuellement directrice générale du Cabinet du président, au poste de vice-présidente…

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le régulateur annonce un cahier des charges et des redevances bien définies dans le secteur de l’e-paiement

le régulateur annonce un cahier des charges et des redevances bien définies dans le secteur de l’e-paiement

(Agence Ecofin) – Abrogeant toutes les dispositions antérieures, une nouvelle loi sur les transactions électroniques a été adoptée le 9 décembre par le gouvernement de transition. Elle renforce les pouvoirs du régulateur télécoms qui prend…

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Fed cuts rates 100bp as central banks launch joint action

Fed cuts rates 100bp as central banks launch joint action

The Federal Reserve has cut rates for the second time in less than two weeks, in an unexpected move to calm markets alongside co-ordinated action from central banks worldwide. In a statement today (March 15),…

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Spain’s truck drivers call off Christmas strike By Reuters

Spain’s truck drivers call off Christmas strike By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker loads fish onto a truck at the Basque port of Ondarroa, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Spain, May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020.…

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Gold, Shining Again as Inflation Hedge, Gets Above $1,800 By Investing.com

Gold, Shining Again as Inflation Hedge, Gets Above $1,800 By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Almost a month after losing its $1,800 mantle, gold is back above the key psychological bullish mark, reinforcing its role as an inflation hedge. U.S. gold futures’ most…

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Will there be a ‘Santa Claus rally’ in the stock market this year?

Will there be a ‘Santa Claus rally’ in the stock market this year?

In 1897, the American newspaper editor Francis Pharcellus Church penned a famous reply to a young reader who wrote in with doubts about the existence of a certain old man in a red suit who…

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