IMF Corruption / Argentina / India / Ukraine
India has been heavily impacted by COVID-19, but has room to spend more money to help support the economy and provide a safety net to small business’ and vulnerable parts of society IMF Spokesman Gerry Rice said Thursday (September 10)…
SFT haircut standards delayed again
By Douglas Thomson From GBRR The covid-19 pandemic has pushed the Financial Stability Board to again extend the deadline for states to implement minimum haircut standards on non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions. The FSB announced on 7 September that it had postponed…
Singapore issues first conduct framework
By Douglas Thomson From GBRR In a long-awaited development, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has published guidelines on senior managers’ conduct – firing the starting gun on a new phase of self-scrutiny for firms operating in the city-state. MAS issued…
SEAT launches a new, more flexible, digitalised and sustainable way of working
More than 1000 employees have already joined the initiative to work remotely two days a week The initiative, agreed with the trade union representatives, includes a digital switch-off agreement Remote working allows for a reduction of 7.2 kg of CO2…
WHO Director−General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID−19 − 10 September 2020
33 No disease in history has seen such rapid development in research. The world’s ambition to develop these tools as fast as possible must be matched by its ambition to ensure as many people as possible have access to them. …
Open call for businesses to partake in Experience Cayman Virtual Festival
George Town, Grand Cayman, Thursday 10 September 2020: The Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure is pleased to announce its first virtual festival – Experience Cayman – launching this October with a schedule of online experiences centred around shopping, eating, staying and playing on-island, all…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 10 September 2020 – 1 NEW Positive
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 136 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Wednesday, 9 September. One test was positive. The individual is a returning traveller who tested positive as part of…
Cayman: MRCU Spraying Operations 10 September
The Mosquito Research and Control Unit has announced the following aerial and truck operations beginning tonight (September, 10 2020). Operations start at 6.50 p.m. Aerial Adulticide Block East End_EE1 Block – 6:50 pm – This block includes the entire East…
Colours Caribbean demands apology from the Commissioner of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, 10 September 2020:Yesterday, the Commissioner of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Derek Byrne, told the press that statements encouraging, among other things, the hanging of gay people, do not rise to the level of a crime….
Study: BrainHQ in combination with other interventions reduces Alzheimer’s risk
(San Francisco, CA) – A newly published study from Australia found that an eight-week multimodal program — combining dementia education with lifestyle changes in diet, physical activity, and cognitive engagement — significantly improved cognitive performance and reduced Alzheimer’s risk among…