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Indian

Over 90 pc Indian business leaders feel pandemic pressed need to improve crisis mgmt capability: Study

Puneet Garkhel, Partner and Leader, Forensics Services, PwC India, said that operations and supply chain, finance and liquidity, and workforce are the three areas in which Indian businesses experienced ”significant” or ”critical” impact owing to the pandemic. ”Indian businesses that have survived and even thrived, through this period have several significant foundational strengths in common with the most critical being a dedicated crisis response team with a fit-for-purpose response strategy, aligned to their organisation’s goals and purpose,” said Garkhel.

Govt launches Rs 7,270 cr scheme for road safety in 14 states

An Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) will be rolled out in all states by 2022-23 and applied for identifying and rectifying all black spots on state highways and major district roads.

Road safety audit will be made mandatory on state highways and urban roads by the end of the scheme period.

International

EU states step in where trade credit insurers fear to tread

Without insurance, companies can be reluctant to buy or sell goods or services to others, with a rise in insolvencies expected among European firms forced to halt operations due to lockdowns aimed at slowing the coronavirus pandemic’s spread.

Atradius, which like rivals Coface and Euler Hermes sells protection to companies against the risk of default by their customers, forecasts a 2.1% rise in insolvencies in western Europe this year, compared with a 0.2% fall in 2019.

Trump says coronavirus guidelines may get tougher; 1 million Americans tested

President Donald Trump said on Monday that federal social distancing guidelines might be toughened and travel restrictions with China and Europe would stay in place as he urged Americans to help fight the coronavirus with tough measures through April.Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said more than 1 million Americans had been tested for the coronavirus, which he called a milestone.

“$35-bn liability in June quarter over COVID-19: Airlines” body

“On top of unavoidable costs, airlines are faced with refunding sold but unused tickets as a result of massive cancellations resulting from government-imposed restrictions on travel. The second quarter liability for these is a colossal $35 billion. Cash burn will be severe,” the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday.

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