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Nearly 3M companies in Latin America will cease to exist due to COVID-19

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Nearly three million companies in Latin America and the Caribbean will cease to exist due to measures taken amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the United Nations Economic Commission for the Region (Cepal) on the effects...

Wealth of the world's richest man hits a new record

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The wealth of the richest man in the world - Head of Amazon Jeff Bezos - jumped to a new historical record of $ 171.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI) rating. Thus, the previous record, achieved on September 4, 2018, was...

Shell to write off $ 15–22B of its assets

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The British-Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell said that in the second quarter it could write off the value of its assets in the amount of $ 15 billion to $ 22 billion. The company attributed this decision to consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus...

Chinese oil giants set to create the world's largest oil buyer

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Chinese oil giants are in talks to create a group that could become the largest oil buyer in the world. At first, they intend to jointly acquire Russian and African oil. Major Chinese oil refineries are in talks to create a group to jointly buy oil,...
Markets & Industries

UK watchdog proposes new rules for Google and Facebook

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of Great Britain has published its proposals for “introducing a new regulatory regime that promotes competition to tackle Google’s and Facebook’s market dominance.” Among other things, the watchdog...

Investors are fleeing from pandemic into gold and bonds

Investors are fleeing from pandemic into gold and bonds
International investors have significantly reduced their interest in risky assets. Over the past week, the net outflow of funds from equity funds of developed countries amounted to $ 4.6 billion, from emerging markets funds - $ 2.6 billion....

Bank of Mexico announces 5% base rate cut

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The Board of Governors of the Bank of Mexico announced the fourth drop in the interbank interest rate to 5% this year amid the unfolding crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Given the risks to inflation, economic activity and financial markets,...

USA is slowing down LNG production due to low prices

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American gas liquefying projects are massively postponing commissioning of new capacities amid falling world prices, which is why their growth in 2021–2022 may become minimal. According to Platts, it is possible that in the coming years not a single...
In-depth coverage

In Russia, the French won more than the World Cup

For some people in France, victory was achieved long before the finals. The French national soccer team returned victorious, and so did companies like Louis Vuitton, Metalu Plast or Freyssinet. With a record-high budget for the FIFA 2018 edition in Russia, numerous French companies acquired not only profitable contracts, but a level of publicity they had rarely achieved before. Be it in luxur...
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“Wherever we go, we are above all at the service of the local authorities' urban project” an interview with Carmen Munoz, CEO of the French Company Citelum

Citelum, a subsidiary of the French energy group EDF, is a company specializing in urban lighting, which currently generates more than 75% of its revenue from international operations. Its general manager, Carmen Munoz-Dormoy, explains how the company has established itself abroad and how it is involved in local urban development.1. In your last activity report, you stated that you ar...
World & Politics

EU countries agree that the European Commission needs to borrow money for the anti-crisis fund

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European Union countries agree that the European Commission needs to borrow money on the market for a new anti-crisis fund, said Ursula von der Leyen, Head of the European Commission, at a press conference. According to her, the Union countries...

International Labor Organization: Working time decreased by 14% across the globe because of crisis

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According to the estimates of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the working hours in the world have decreased due to the coronavirus pandemic by 14%, which is comparable to the loss of 400 million jobs. Such data, however, may reflect new...

US, Canada, Mexico start with new trade rules under USMCA

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The USMCA, a new free trade agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada, comes into force on Wednesday. The deal covers one of the world's largest free trade zones with a turnover of more than a trillion dollars. The new agreement was reached by the...

Lufthansa launches COVID-19 tests service for passengers in Frankfurt and Munich

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One of the largest airlines in the world, Lufthansa, offered passengers at the airports of Frankfurt and Munich to undergo a coronavirus test before departure. The result will be available in three hours, and will be entered into the boarding pass....
Management & Strategy

How to craft a story that will make people fall in love with your product

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Suppose you have a good product with great design and functionality. How to make it known and loved? Clients, members of your team, partners should easily and quickly feel the essence of your brand, grasp the advantages and benefits on the fly, and...

Seven tips on using flipcharts

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In the age of high-tech computer presentations, a flipchart is still the most effective tool for this purpose. How to use it correctly? The five most obvious benefits of using a flipchart in a meeting are: 1. Activation of the collective thinking...

Vague numbers: Why indicators cannot help make business performance better

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Technology helps us collect a huge number of indicators. Accuracy of the numbers creates a pleasant illusion of control, and our ability to receive and process them is an equally pleasant sense. Sometimes, however, it happens that indicators do not...

Does a leader have to be modest?

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We often hear that a leader must be tough, unbending and have a share of healthy selfishness. However, leadership is not limited to self-confidence. It requires qualities such as empathy, curiosity, the ability to cooperate. Most people who look at...