Covid-19 prompting “institutional rethink” on operational resilience, report finds
By Douglas Thomson From GBRR Three US regulators have issued a list of “sound practices” banks should follow in operational resilience – as a new report from Norton Rose Fulbright suggests a drastic shift in preparedness for shocks over the…
ESMA slams “unaligned” German regulators over Wirecard scandal
By Emilio Demetriou-Jones From GBRR As German financial regulator BaFin awaits a drastic overhaul of its supervisory powers, the European Securities and Markets Authority has criticised it and accounting watchdog FREP for their “unaligned” handling of the Wirecard accounting scandal….
Industry reacts as Halifax reveals UK house prices have hit new highs
Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: “We find ourselves in a dramatically different place to this time last year and while shorter term growth rates are starting to show signs of a seasonal slowdown, house prices continue…
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Sir Ronald Sanders: Democracy not autocracy must prevail
By Sir Ronald Sanders From MENAFN Democracy, including free and fair elections, is under siege in the Western Hemisphere, including now in the United States of America (US). But the country that cries out for immediate vigilance is Bolivia. Even…
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Professor Sir Hilary Beckles addresses urgent call for economic development through reparatory justice at UN Security Council
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Thursday, November 5, 2020. Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday, November 3, as part of a live, open…
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UNICEF and WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics
As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 6 November 2020 – UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio…
WHO Director−General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID−19 − 6 November 2020
Today, WHO and UNICEF are jointly launching an emergency appeal to rapidly boost measles and polio vaccination. We estimate that $655 million US dollars is needed to address dangerous immunisation gaps in children in non-Gavi eligible countries. As the pandemic unfolds,…
Cayman Islands under a Tropical Storm Warning
Tropical Storm Warning Issued at 10 am The Cayman Islands National Weather Service is advising that Tropical Depression Eta is currently over the waters of the Gulf of Honduras and is expected to move northeast across the Caribbean Sea today,…
OECS Statement on the Re-election of the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
From OECS Friday, November 6, 2020 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends to Dr. the Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves and his Unity Labour Party warmest congratulations on this historic election victory. The election of the…
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