Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477press@fsb.org Ref: 13/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a Thematic Review on Out-of-Court Corporate Debt Workouts. The objective of the peer review is to support COVID-19 response…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin in Mentone, Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 22, 2019. Picture taken November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus…
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Elon Musk is the planet’s number one billionaire. If anyone can turn cyberspace into a heaven – or hell – of free speech “absolutism” via a US$44 billion (£35 billion) Twitter takeover, then surely he’s…
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Social structure is an important aspect of species’ biology. Having a pecking order and male or female territoriality can help species thrive. For instance, this can prevent inbreeding, by ensuring males or females leave their…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Models of oil barrels and a pump jack are seen in front of displayed EU and Russia flag colours in this illustration taken March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters)…
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The South African informal economy accounts for 17% of employment. Street trading is the largest. Street traders are scattered around the many corners of the country’s towns and cities. They sell a vast range of…
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Malawian auditors have reported that a subsidiary of the country’s central bank lost more than $15 million from mismanagement, according to media reports. The report is the latest scandal to touch the Reserve Bank of…
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It’s an eye-catching statistic: 58% of the whole population and 75% of kids in the U.S. had been infected by the coronavirus by the end of February 2022. That’s a pretty big jump from the…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks as she hands over the chancellery to her successor, newly appointed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio…
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Rapid urban growth and an increasing number of climate change related disasters, such as the recent floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, have put the importance of sound urban planning in Africa in the spotlight.…
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