Tag: Pandemics
Lockdown, relaxation, lockdown: how much longer, Mr. Scholz?
Finance minister and SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz looks back on his Corona year for the podcast "The Zero Hour" – on mistakes, lessons, debts and ways out of the…
Biontech offered more units: EU could have bought more vaccination doses
Friday 18th December 2020 Biontech offered more units EU could have bought more vaccination doses The EU is to receive up to 300 million doses from the Biontech vaccine. However,…
Three instead of five categories: Spahn deviates from vaccination recommendations
Friday 18th December 2020 Three instead of five categories Spahn deviates from vaccination recommendations The start of the corona vaccination campaign is imminent in the EU. Because of the tight…
Vaccine for Billions: Much of the World Hopes for Astrazeneca
The biotech pioneers Biontech and Moderna dominated the headlines with their vaccines. These drugs will probably mainly go to the rich industrialized countries. The hope of poorer countries in particular…
Cruises will probably be more expensive: Aida asks for government aid
The US cruise giant Carnival has no income in the summer and burns massive money every month. The German offshoot Aida is now auditioning for state aid. At the same…
Debate about Corona compulsory app: Lockdown: Plan D is needed
Nobody wants a digital surveillance state. But we will not prevent further lockdowns with paper, pen and telephone. The Corona warning app must be expanded and made mandatory. Germany is…
Investors are disappointed: the Netflix boom is stalling
The success at the beginning of the corona pandemic in spring dwarfs the current growth in Netflix customers. Investors promptly punish the latest quarterly figures. The US streaming service has…
Slump of 99.5 percent: Carnival shipping company has almost no income
Most of the ships have been anchored for months. It was only a few weeks ago that the first passengers started to sail again. Accordingly, the world's largest cruise operator…
Economy on the up: China reports surprisingly good figures
The numbers from China are surprisingly good. Several indicators show strong values in July, and the economic comeback after the corona pandemic is still in full swing. The prospects are…
Crisis consequences also in 2021: foreign trade continues "on sight"
The export figures are rising again, but are below the values of the previous year. That won't change anytime soon. The foreign trade association BGA also expects the corona crisis…
Common EU debt: Weidmann demands time limit for Corona aid
After a long struggle, the EU members decide to take on debts together in the corona crisis. Bundesbank President Weidmann is skeptical – and calls for a control mechanism to…
Bundesbank boss wants time limit: Weidmann criticizes EU community debt
After a long struggle, the EU members decide to take on debts together in the corona crisis. Bundesbank President Weidmann is not positive about this – and calls for a…