New Delhi: The Tourism Authority of Thailand is working with regulators in the country and a local cryptocurrency exchange to pave the way for the acceptance of digital tokens for travel, according to its governor Yuthasak Supasorn. This could help the tourism-dependent country recoup some of the $ 80 billion in revenue lost due to […]
Diversity can be a guiding principle for governments that includes sources of inputs, mixtures of production, product markets and supply chains, as diversity creates multiple pathways to absorb shocks. Connectivity multiplies the benefits: Well-connected agrifood networks overcome disruption faster by shifting supply sources and channels for transport, marketing, inputs and labor, according to the report. […]
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Treasury Department’s monetary values in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). ====================================================================================== November 26, 2021 ====================================================================================== Currency units per SDR SDR per Currency unit ====================================================================================== Currency 24-Nov-21 23-Nov-21 22-Nov-21 19-Nov-21 ====================================================================================== Chinese yuan 0.112292 0.112311 0.112096 0.112013 Euro 0.80393 0.807234 0.806924 0.805926 Japanese yen 0.006228 0.0062712 0.0062542 – […]
DUBLIN, November 26, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The “Asia-Pacific Self-Storage Market – Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact and Forecast (2021 – 2026)” the report was added to ResearchAndMarkets.com offer. The Asia-Pacific self-storage market is expected to register a CAGR of 13.12% during the forecast period (2021 – 2026). The market is faced with its own […]
The value of the Turkish lira has fallen in recent days, with President Erdogan defending a series of controversial economic decisions. This is the latest development of a period of instability for the currency, which has fluctuated a lot over the past 12 months. But what caused this and how does it affect the exchange […]
Cross-border payments are inefficient, often slow, opaque and expensive. Businesses around the world made $ 23.5 trillion in cross-border transactions in 2020, equivalent to 25% of global GDP. Companies also paid bank charges of $ 120 billion (excluding currency conversion fees), which is equivalent to one-third of Singapore’s GDP, according to a recent analysis by […]
A total of 120 Thai workers wait at Suvarnabhumi airport before leaving for Israel to work in the agricultural sector. Labor Minister Suchart Chomklin and senior ministry officials gave moral support to the workers, 115 men and five women, at the airport on Tuesday. (Photo: The Ministry of Labor) One hundred and twenty Thai workers […]
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – It is difficult to accurately assess a population’s exposure to a particular virus because the tools to do so do not take into account the fact that many viruses include several circulating strains, or the fact that people can be vaccinated or naturally immunized, among other factors. Using influenza as a […]
It is difficult to accurately assess a population’s exposure to a particular virus because the tools to do so do not take into account that many viruses have multiple circulating strains, or that people may be vaccinated or naturally immunized, among other factors. Using influenza as a model, a team of researchers led by Penn […]
Gardaí carried out night air patrols and high-visibility checkpoints to prevent gang raids on Christmas tree farms. Operation Hurdle – a seasonal initiative involving Garda’s Air Support Unit – will run through the week before Christmas in Co Wicklow. Growers across the county, which has the highest concentration of festive fir plantations in Ireland, welcomed […]