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Lenders plead for central bank relief, say small-ticket, rural customers hit harder by second wave The pandemic’s second wave is affecting rural households far more than last year, with a large number of microfinance staffers, borrowers and their families hit by COVID-19, impacting many more livelihoods than during the first […]
Read moreThis Country Has the Most Valuable Passport in 2021
After more than a year of pandemic-related border closures and restrictions, COVID-19 vaccines are providing hope for a post-pandemic surge in international travel and tourism. Still, even after the pandemic, some people will have greater freedom and access to world travel than others, depending on the passport they carry. In […]
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Oregon COVID restrictions, Portland riots devastating dining industry: Business owner ChefStable owner and founder Kurt Huffman discuss how new Oregon coronavirus restrictions and Portland protests are affecting his businesses. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is moving 15 of Oregon's biggest counties into the "extreme risk" category due […]
Read moreThis State Added the Most People, Census Shows
The U.S. population grew at the slowest rate since the 1930s over the period from 2010 to 2020. The decennial census, used for a number of things, including the apportioning of congressional districts, showed that over the 10 years that ended April 1, 2020, the number of Americans rose 7.4% […]
Read moreHeidrick And Struggles Profit Beats Street View
Illinois-based leadership advisory firm, Heidrick and Struggles International Inc, (HSII) Monday reported a jump in first-quarter profit, which also trumped estimates, driven by the performance of its executive search division. First-quarter net income was $14.8 million or $0.74 per share, up from $8.6 million or $0.44 per share in the […]
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It bases hope for continued recovery on earnings, rise in use of capacity, electricity consumption India’s economic activity has held up well against the recent spike in COVID-19 cases but the rise in infections risks protracted restrictions and inflationary pressures, the central bank (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin on […]
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