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9 trends to watch as aviation readies for post Covid-19 takeoff

Says Cristina Schoen, Global Head of Aviation Claims at AGCS,”Covid-19 has not been a direct driver of aviation claims over the past year .
As a result of the significant reduction in commercial airline travel during the pandemic we saw fewer attritional claims than we would during a typical year. However, the insurance sector was not immune to larger losses during the course of the pandemic, with different regions seeing tragic accidents, emergency landings and hull losses to name a few. As air travel begins to return to pre-pandemic levels we expect claims volume to rise accordingly”

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Delta variant of Covid creates emerging market gap as outperformers hit

“Achievements in terms of vaccination will increasingly be a differentiation factor among emerging markets in the second half,” said Sebastien Barbe, head of emerging-market strategy at Credit Agricole. “The impact of the further spread of the virus variants will vary significantly depending on vaccination rates,” as well as economic and political factors, he added.

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After Didi, China launches cybersecurity probe into more U.S.-listed firms

The three app-based businesses should halt new user registrations during the review, the the Cyberspace Administration of China said in a statement, adding that the investigations are to “prevent national data security risks and safeguard national security”. The cyberspace agency did not offer further details about the investigation into the three apps, but cited China’s national security law and cybersecurity law.

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Getting athletes to Olympics amid global pandemic a logistics nightmare

Although most athletes have been fully vaccinated and Games organizers require negative Covid tests prior to arrival, there have already been some upsets. Two members of Uganda’s Olympic squad tested positive in Japan last month, despite having been inoculated earlier, and over the weekend, a rower from Serbia tested positive.

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Amazon launches IP Accelerator programme in India to help businesses secure trademark

Our Intellectual Property Accelerator Program enables businesses to protect their intellectual property, which in turn helps to ensure an authentic shopping experience for everyone,” said Mary Beth Westmoreland, vice-president, technology, brand protection at Amazon,.
To date, six IP law firms – Hasan and Singh, Lexorbis, Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys, Amitabha Sen & co, Remfry & Sagar, and H K Acharya & Company – have signed up to be service providers as part of the IP Accelerator programme to support sellers on Amazon.in.

IP Accelerator was launched in the US in 2019, and has since then expanded to Europe, Japan, Canada, Mexico, and now India.

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Corporate payment delay trend stabilized, but risks and uncertainty remain:Coface Asia Corporate Payment Survey 2021

On economic improvement in 2021,Australian firms were the most optimistic, with 80% of respondents anticipating higher growth, followed by India (76%), China (73%), Malaysia (73%) and Taiwan (71%). In contrast, Japan was the only country where less than two-thirds of respondents (61%) expect an improvement in economic growth during 2021.

By sectors, automotive is the most confident regarding year-ahead sales, with 66% of respondents expecting an improvement. This was followed by energy (64%), metals (64%), paper (63%) and pharmaceutical (61%). The highest proportion of companies anticipating an improvement in cash flows over the next 12 months were found in automotive, agri-food, and pharmaceutical at 55% each, followed by metals (53%), paper (52%), and chemicals (51%).

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