by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Of all the developing countries testing China’s Covid-19 vaccines, few are friendlier to Beijing than Pakistan. In the years leading up to the pandemic, China financed nearly $70 billion across the South Asian nation on roads, railways and power stations, and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai, Dec 29: Indian shares hit another record high on Tuesday, extending their rally backed by foreign inflows, with private-sector lenders gaining the most due to an improving economic outlook. The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.57% at 13,953.10 by 0354...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
BENGALURU,Dec 29: Indian health authorities said on Tuesday they had found six people who had returned from Britain in recent weeks positive for the new more infectious strain of the coronavirus. All six patients have been kept in isolation, India’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to recall ministers and top officials from their festive season break to seek urgent ways of addressing an unprecedented spike in Covid-19. "I can confidently say that the meeting (called by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
Madrid: Spain will set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus and share it with other European Union member states, although it will not be made public, Health Minister Salvador Illa said Monday. During an interview with La...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Regulation, Reinsurance
London: Britain, which left the European Union in January, loses full access to the bloc under transition arrangements that end at 2300 GMT on Dec. 31. The 27-nation EU is Britain’s biggest financial services customer, worth about 30 billion pounds ($40...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
MOSCOW: Cyber attacks have cost Russian companies and citizens up to 3.6 trillion roubles ($49 billion) this year, the country’s largest lender Sberbank said. Russia has encouraged its citizens to switch to bank cards and limit cash use to try to crack...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Tesla Inc will come to India early next year, said country’s transport minister Nitin Gadkari. The electric-car maker will start with sales and then might look at assembly and manufacturing based on the response, the minister told here the newspaper....
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
Mumbai, Dec 28: Farmers protest, lower discounts, especially for passenger vehicles compared to last year coupled with exhaustion of pent up demand, among others, resulted in weak auto retail sales in December, according to a report. Brokerage Dolat Capital in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 28, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi: More than 1,500 telecom towers in Punjab have been damaged by farmers protesting against the three farm laws, disrupting services in some pockets, sources said. Power supply to towers that relay telecom signals was snapped and cables cut in several...
