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The two most prominent political parties in Israel today continued marathon negotiations to reach an agreement to form a coalition government before the Jewish Passover holiday, which lasts for a week, starting from Wednesday evening. “Everybody feels anxious to reach an agreement as soon as possible, preferably before the Passover,” said a senior official in the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party. The official told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) that the […]
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Lebanon will audit its central bank’s accounts in a bid to show transparency after launching debt restructuring talks with creditors, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Monday. A crippling financial crisis that has gripped Lebanon for months saw it default on its hefty foreign-currency debt for the first time and launch restructuring talks in late March. Lebanon’s coronavirus lockdown has compounded woes in a country with […]
The evolution of panic hoarding started with 3M N95 masks, then hand sanitizers, non-perishable foods, guns and ammo, and now cash? A video surfaced on Instagram on Saturday, showing a possible bank run in Baltimore City at the MECU Credit Union, located at 2337 E Northern Pkwy. Baltimore MECU Bank on April 4 h/t Teresa Davis The area is considered low/middle class working families (predominantly African American […]
The World Bank has announced a grant worth $5.8 million for the Palestinian Authority (PA) in support for its battle against the coronavirus, Safa News Agency reported on Friday. In a statement, the World Bank confirmed that this grant is to enable the PA to meet the urgent health requirements for the fight against the pandemic. About a week ago, the World Bank offered an $800,000 […]
Bank of America customers trying to apply for their piece of the $350 billion small business bailout were appalled to learn the bank was restricting loans to businesses who’d borrowed previously – despite claiming otherwise. Outraged customers discovered on Friday that the massive financial institution is unilaterally denying loans through the Paycheck Protection Program – the small business bailout passed as part of last month’s coronavirus […]
The global economy will see a much bigger hit from the coronavirus pandemic than previously expected, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned in its annual report. According to the gloomiest scenario presented by the bank, the impact of the “worst pandemic in a century” will be as high as $4.1 trillion, or 4.8 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP). However, even this forecast could […]
Russian banker Oleg Tinkov, who is currently facing potential extradition to the US from the UK on allegations of underreporting his income, has announced he will resign from the board of directors of the bank he founded. Tinkov, one of Russia’s top 50 businessmen, said he would leave the board of the Tinkoff Bank in the coming weeks. The banker explained his decision by his wish […]