In the US, Democrats in the lower house of the Congress presented a package of the assistance to combat the effects of the epidemic COVID-19, valued at $ 2.2 trillion. It was reported by the Voice of America.
The House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, issued the letter stating that the bill “provides much-needed resources to protect the lives, livelihoods and lives of our democracy in the coming months. It includes new funding needed to prevent the catastrophe of the schools, small businesses, restaurants, venues, airline workers. ”
Separately, the financial assistance includes allocating of $ 436 billion to state and local governments, additional payments of $ 1,200 to most Americans, money for unemployment benefits in the amount of $ 600 until January. In addition, $ 75 billion is allocated for the testing COVID-19, contact tracing of patients and other medical services.
Heroes Act 2.0 also includes $ 25 billion for the help to prevent the layoffs of thousands of airline`s employees.
However, it is unknown at this time whether it is planned to vote for the proposed bill in the House of Representatives this week.
The international manufacturer of goods and raw materials in the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors Puratos built a plant in Odessa region. “Puratos will launch its own production of ingredients for the baking and confectionery industry in the Odessa region “, – said in the statement. The business of the company focused on meeting the […]
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Microsoft Corp. is in talks to buy Nuance Communications Inc., a developer of a speech and text recognition solution, for about $ 16 billion, several U.S. media outlets reported, citing informed sources. According to them, negotiations are at an advanced stage, and the announcement of the agreement may be made in the coming days. Microsoft […]
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Company representatives, who engaged in the design, construction and equipment for solar power plants, note a significant decline in demand for their services. This is due to instability of the industry and growing debts for “green” electricity. “We are talking about 1260 MW of RES generation that has been launched in the first three quarters […]
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Russian operator MegaFon made a deal with Mail.ru shareholders to acquire a controlling stake shares of the corporation. According to official information, the purchase of securities was effected by signing the agreements with companies such as New Media and Technology Investment LP, New Media Technologies Capital Partners Limited and Ardoe Finance Limited, who are the […]
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The net profit of one of the world’s largest investment banks JP Morgan Chase (USA) in January-September 2020 decreased by 39% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 16.995 billion dollars, according to the report of the investment bank. Adjusted earnings per share were $ 5.09 against $ 8.15 a year earlier. […]
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On June 4, Smile-Expo will hold annual AI Conference Kyiv in the capital of Ukraine. This year, the conference is focused on business automation using artificial intelligence. Speakers include leading experts from Microsoft, Vodafone, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, METRO Cash & Carry, and other well-known companies. Keynote Speakers of AI Conference Kyiv The conference primarily aims […]
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Georgian Manganese temporarily suspends all works on the extraction and enrichment of manganese ore in the Chiatura mine (formerly JSC “Chiaturmarganets”, Georgia, Imereti). According to American Metal Market, the activities will be stopped starting from January 20, due to poor market conditions in the global markets of steel products. Stop of Enterprice , which is […]
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The head of the representation of the IFC said that the company annually invests approximately $ 200-300 million in the Ukrainian agriculture. This year the amount will remain the same. At this stage, the corporation, as a long-term investor, has suspended its capital investment. This year not many people risked to make serious long-term investments. […]
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International Company – manufacturer of optical equipment and lenses Essilor International S.A. will buy the Italian company – the manufacturer of glasses Luxottica Group S.p.A., which owns the brand Ray Ban. The acquisition price is $ 24 billion. About the transaction has informed agency Bloomberg L. P. in the early part of the week on […]
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January 17 of this year it became known on completion of the procedure of purchase of one of the largest in Eastern Europe IT-company SoftServe assets of Polish developer Coders Centre software, as reported online edition Inventure. The exact amount of the said financial transaction is not advertised, but experts believe that it is between […]
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The mRNA-1273 vaccine from the American company Moderna will be tested on three thousand children in six US states. CNN reported this on Wednesday, December 2. “Moderna has started inviting children over the age of 12 to try the vaccine” the statement said. It is noted that the study will involve volunteers aged 12-18 from […]
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TUI will receive another 1.2 billion euros in state aid in connection with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the press service of the travel concern said. “The € 1.2 billion stabilization package strengthens the group’s position, providing sufficient liquidity in an unstable market environment. This applies to both the tourist season of the winter […]
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In September Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said in his twitter about of his thoughts of ??buying the island somewhere in Greece or in Italy, to settle migrants and refugees there. This proposal was very popular in twitter, so Sawiris, who is one of the ten richest people in Africa, whose fortune is estimated at $ […]
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Solomenskiy district court of Kiev refused to Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NAB) to verify the business activities of the “Ukrnafta” Ukrainian gas company in a criminal case. This is stated in the court decision, that was posted in the Unified Register of judgments. As follows from the materials of the case provided to the court, […]
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The group of the companies Energy Resources of Ukraine together with its Polish partner the state oil and gas company PGNiG won the tender for gas supply for the GTS Operator of Ukraine. This is stated in the message of the company “ERU Trading”. “ERU Trading was able to offer the most competitive prices thanks […]
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