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Monday, Dec 14, 2020
The economic impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak was triggered in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, which
is in the Hubei province of China. The virus continues to spread across the world.
Although the epicentre of the outbreak was initially China, with reported cases either
in China or in travellers from the country, cases now are being reported in many other
countries. While some countries have been able to effectively treat reported cases, it
is uncertain where and when new cases will emerge. Amidst the significant public
health risk COVID-19 poses to the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has
declared a public health emergency of international concern to coordinate international
responses to the disease. It is, however, currently debated whether COVID-19 could
potentially escalate to a global pandemic.
In a strongly connected and integrated world, the impacts of the disease beyond
mortality (those who die) and morbidity (those who are unable to work for a period of
time) has become apparent since the outbreak. Amidst the slowing down of the Chinese
economy with interruptions to production, the functioning of global supply chains has
been disrupted. Companies across the world, irrespective of size, that are dependent
upon inputs from China have started experiencing contractions in production. Transport
being limited and even restricted among countries has further slowed global economic
activities. Most importantly, some panic among consumers and firms has distorted
usual consumption patterns and created market anomalies. Global financial markets
have also been responsive to the changes and global stock indices have plunged.
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The economic impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak was triggered in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, which
is in the Hubei province of China. The virus continues to spread across the world.
Although the epicentre of the outbreak was initially China, with reported cases either
in China or in travellers from the country, cases now are being reported in many other
countries. While some countries have been able to effectively treat reported cases, it
is uncertain where and when new cases will emerge. Amidst the significant public
health risk COVID-19 poses to the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has
declared a public health emergency of international concern to coordinate international
responses to the disease. It is, however, currently debated whether COVID-19 could
potentially escalate to a global pandemic.
In a strongly connected and integrated world, the impacts of the disease beyond
mortality (those who die) and morbidity (those who are unable to work for a period of
time) has become apparent since the outbreak. Amidst the slowing down of the Chinese
economy with interruptions to production, the functioning of global supply chains has
been disrupted. Companies across the world, irrespective of size, that are dependent
upon inputs from China have started experiencing contractions in production. Transport
being limited and even restricted among countries has further slowed global economic
activities. Most importantly, some panic among consumers and firms has distorted
usual consumption patterns and created market anomalies. Global financial markets
have also been responsive to the changes and global stock indices have plunged.
Posted by: Chathuri Hewapathirana
Monday, Dec 14, 2020
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Friday, Dec 11, 2020
Learning a new language this year? - Introduction
Language novices, newbies, beginners… whatever you like to call yourselves, we at Babbel feel your pain. After subpar Spanish classes or mind-numbingly boring French lessons at school, we wouldn’t be surprised if you’d been put off language learning for life. But trust us when we say that the boat has not sailed on your language learning adventures. – We can get you speaking a new language.
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Learning a new language this year? - Introduction
Language novices, newbies, beginners… whatever you like to call yourselves, we at Babbel feel your pain. After subpar Spanish classes or mind-numbingly boring French lessons at school, we wouldn’t be surprised if you’d been put off language learning for life. But trust us when we say that the boat has not sailed on your language learning adventures. – We can get you speaking a new language.
Posted by: Greg Thomsan
Friday, Dec 11, 2020
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When soldiers are teamed with robots, the human need to interfere may negate the benefits of robotic assistance, a new US military project has discovered. But letting military artificial intelligence proceed without human supervision raises troubling ethical questions.

Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2261842-military-robots-perform-worse-when-humans-wont-stop-interrupting-them/#ixzz6gJKPa7Tv

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Friday, Dec 11, 2020
Social distancing brought mighty economies to their knees
The entire world's economy has shrunk dramatically. The pandemic delivered the most severe blow to the U.S. economy since the Great Depression as gross domestic product collapsed and millions of jobs were lost.
 
"This recession was by far the deepest one in postwar history," Richard Clarida, vice-chair of the Federal Reserve, noted in a speech.
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Wednesday, Dec 9, 2020
Performance Management
Performance management is an ongoing process of communication between a supervisor and an employee that occurs throughout the year, in support of accomplishing the strategic objectives of the organization. The communication process includes clarifying expectations, setting objectives, identifying goals, providing feedback, and reviewing results.
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Performance Management
Performance management is an ongoing process of communication between a supervisor and an employee that occurs throughout the year, in support of accomplishing the strategic objectives of the organization. The communication process includes clarifying expectations, setting objectives, identifying goals, providing feedback, and reviewing results.
Posted by: Greg Thomsan
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2020
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Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020
Technology
Technology ("science of craft", from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill, cunning of hand"; and -λογία, -logia) is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
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Technology
Technology ("science of craft", from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill, cunning of hand"; and -λογία, -logia) is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
Posted by: Greg Thomsan
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020
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Monday, Dec 7, 2020
Database Compression based on Flash
With Airtable, you get a database that works with any team and any use case. Manage your processes, organize your information, create and customize the right tool. Secured. 200+ Templates. iOS & Android Apps. Free & Pro Plans. Trusted by 200K Teams. Project Tracker.
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Database Compression based on Flash
With Airtable, you get a database that works with any team and any use case. Manage your processes, organize your information, create and customize the right tool. Secured. 200+ Templates. iOS & Android Apps. Free & Pro Plans. Trusted by 200K Teams. Project Tracker.
Posted by: Chathuri Super admin..
Monday, Dec 7, 2020
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Friday, Dec 4, 2020
Public finance
Public finance is the study of the role of the government in the economy. It is the branch of economics that assesses the government revenue and government expenditure of the public authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achieve desirable effects and avoid undesirable ones.
Authored by: Divya Sawant
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