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Lessons learned: The eradication of smallpox 40 years ago

It took a flexible yet consistent vaccination campaign by the World Health Organization to systematically contain and eradicate smallpox. Could the success story be a model in the fight against the new coronavirus? It was...

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Finland & Universal basic income

For two years Finland’s government gave 2,000 unemployed citizens €560 a month with no strings attached. It was the first nationwide basic income experiment. The concept is slowly becoming difficult for people to ignore. A...

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Escalating Tensions, Calm Markets

The US Secretary of State’s announcement that the autonomy of Hong Kong could no longer be affirmed did not derail the rally in US equities. However, the threat of an executive order against social media...

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COVID-19: How to boost the immune system with vitamins

A functioning immune system is crucial in the fight against COVID-19. To maintain it, the body needs sufficient vitamins and other nutrients. But that is exactly what many people lack. Wearing masks, keeping your distance,...

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Why breaking globalization is easier said than done

Globalized supply chains have accelerated growth over the past decades but are proving fragile in the current pandemic. As companies assess the new risks emerging from globalization, safe supply is moving center stage. Compressed air...

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COVID-19 Stimulus Package to Credit-Starved MSMEs

Over the past few decades, the Micro, Small, and Medium enterprise (MSME) sector have occupied a position of strategic importance in the Indian economic structure. This sector contributes nearly 28 percent of the country’s GDP,...

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Markets Pull Back after Flirting with Breakouts

New two and a half month highs in the S&P 500 yesterday failed to have much sway in the Asia Pacific region and Europe today as US-China tensions escalate and profit-taking set in. Perhaps it...

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High Tech Manufacturing: Right time to unleash Make in India, to take on China

Indian high tech manufacturing may be the big winner as rich countries around the world are rethinking globalization and their heavy reliance on China as the coronavirus pandemic slows down. It has been a bad...

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Falling oil prices, bank rates & inflation in covid-19: is there a silver lining?

A tsunami of COVID-19 has impacted us all socially, economically and psychologically. The focus in the initial phase was on saving lives (Jaan) and is now shifting to economic wellbeing (Jahaan) of individuals, business and...

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Why Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Need GST

Introduced in 2017, Goods and Services Tax (GST) remains an issue of much debate. The effectiveness of the tax form has been under scrutiny because it withdraws from all other distributed indirect tax and is...

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Microorganisms: Solution to the global plastic waste problem?

Recycling plastics and other synthetic materials is often costly and not always possible. Researchers have now found an enzyme that decomposes PET in just hours and allows new plastic bottles to be profitably produced Researchers...

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Money Hurdles or Mind Hurdles?

-As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession. Right now, we are collectively facing a global recession. The situation started last year when the complicated American Repo...