The mosquito borne virus known as Zika was declared to be an international public health emergency by the World health Organization (WHO) exactly one year ago. But the number of global infections continues to rise despite the best efforts of health officials, even though according to a WHO statement in November, Zika is no longer…
A debate among policy makers about their long-running stimulus programs has been intensified as Euro-area inflation accelerated more than forecast to effectively reach the European Central Bank’s goal. Beating the 1.5 percent median forecast in a Bloomberg survey, and noting the the fastest since early 2013 was the 1.8 percent annual increase in consumer prices in…
For participating in a scheme that siphoned millions from failing businesses and eventually cost the bank around 250 million pounds ($315 million), two former HBOS Plc bankers were convicted by a London jury. Found guilty of a string of fraud offenses that allowed the men for whom bribes, luxurious foreign travel and high-class escorts became the norm were…
Business leaders stress that “soft skills” have a large role in the technology revolution even while acknowledging a digital skills gap. Discussing in depth the impact of rapidly advancing technology on business and government Sberbank held its annual business breakfast at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Including speakers from MasterCard, Severstal, Dell and…
The possibility of graphic warning photographs and plain packaging appearing on bottles of alcohol, akin to the restrictions on tobacco that assume full force in May is being contemplated by Jared Brown, co-founder and master distiller behind Sipsmith, the micro-distillery in the vanguard of the craft gin movement in the UK. “Are they considering similar labels…
As OPEC, the group of oil producing countries from the Middle East, implements production cuts aimed at erasing a global surplus, oil supplies from OPEC are plunging this month, as mentioned by tanker-tracker Petro-Logistics SA. The Geneva-based consultant said that in January, the first month of the accord’s implementation, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will…
While Melissa Benoit waited for double transplant at Toronto hospital, her terminal lung infection called for risky and unprecedented procedure. Doctors in Canada have saved a young mother’s life by resorting to a radical solution –removing her lungs for six days while she waited for a transplant, in what is believed to be the first procedure of…
Putting it on par with some of the best teams in the West, including seven-time European champion AC Milan, a recent investment in Chinese soccer team Beijing Guoan pegs the value of the club at more than $800 million. According to a statement issued yesterday, taking over from previous owner Chinese conglomerate Citic Ltd., Beijing-based property developer Sinbo…
As the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. pushes ahead with plans for the world’s largest share sale, banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and HSBC Holdings Plc are being asked to pitch for an advisory role on its initial public offering, reported the media quoting people people with knowledge of the matter. Lenders including Credit Suisse…
The path of leaving the European Union just got a little bit more complicated for the U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May. Control of the European Parliament, which must approve any Brexit deal, was lost by the Socialist party, already struggling in France, Italy and the Netherlands. Creating the possibility of division that could encumber May’s…
