Smart devices and a booming global eCommerce market have driven the rapid adoption of digital payments worldwide. Digital payments have changed the payment industry traditionally […]
Category: Africa
World Bank: 60 Million People Could Be Pushed In Poverty Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 60 million people into extreme poverty, the World Bank said on Tuesday.The warning suggests deepening pessimism among […]
Worldwide Travel: Which Countries are Open
With travel being disrupted almost constantly by COVID-19 (aka coronavirus), we will share which borders are closed, and where in the world is still open […]
IMF: The Incoming Economic Crisis Is Worse Than Expected
The International Monetary Fund( IMF) said that the worldwide monetary standpoint has declined since its most recent estimate three weeks back and the world can […]
Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev: Ban on Entry Of Third-Country Nationals Into Bulgaria Could Remain After July 13
Following the lifting of the current state of emergency, the introduction or lifting of anti-epidemic measures will depend on coronavirus infection statistics. This was stated in […]
No More Cheap Flights?
The imposition of social-distancing measures on commercial flights would mean an end to “cheap travel”, according to IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac. “It is […]
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Energy Markets
We all know that Covid-19 has impacted the world greatly. Not only is it harming people as a highly contagious virus, it is also having […]
21 Companies Working On Coronavirus Vaccine Or Treatment
A mix of legacy drugmakers and small startups have stepped forward with plans to develop vaccines or treatments that target the infection caused by the […]
Countries With Mandatory Policies To BCG Vaccine Register Fewer Coronavirus Deaths
Why has Spain had almost 11,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic while Portugal’s death toll barely exceeds 200? Such a disparity in numbers within the […]
Kristalina Georgieva: We Expect The Worst Economic Fallout Since Great Depression
The global coronavirus pandemic is causing an unprecedented economic crisis and will require a massive response to secure a recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday, […]