Monthly Archives: February 2022

Fraud and mistakes have likely cost the UK government up to £16billion under Covid-19 emergency loan schemes, according to Parliament’s spending watchdog, which called the losses a ” “unacceptable”. A public accounts committee report released on Wednesday said the Treasury is expected by the end of the year to come up with estimates of fraud […]

Q4 GDP +1.8% q/q vs +1.4% according to a Reuters poll Q4 GDP +1.9% y/y vs. +0.7% in a survey Maintains GDP growth outlook for 2022 at 3.5-4.5% Recovery is slow as tourism remains weak BANGKOK, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy returned to growth in the fourth quarter, faster than expected, but the pace […]

If your doctor recommends surgery, there’s a lot to think about and many questions to answer. Do I really need this operation? Should I get a second opinion? Will my insurance cover my operation? How long will my recovery take? But here’s something you might not have thought of: does the gender of your surgeon […]

Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Biden’s nominee for Fed Vice Chair for Oversight, speaks during her confirmation hearing with the Senate Banking Committee February 3 in Washington, D.C. Senate Banking Republicans have delayed a key vote on his nomination, along with a group of four other Fed nominees. Bill Clark/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill […]

India’s central bank is committed to its inflation mandate and inflation’s likely rise in January towards the upper end of its target range should not create panic, central bank chief Shaktikanta Das said on Monday. . “Today’s inflation rate is expected to be around 6%. So that shouldn’t come as a surprise or cause alarm […]

Lexi Reed, a fitness influencer, begins the road to recovery after being placed on a ventilator during an unnamed illness. The influencer, 31, rose to fame on Instagram in 2016 by documenting an intense weight loss journey. She lost 312 pounds, alongside husband Danny Reed, who lost 95 pounds. Now, however, she is hospitalized and […]

Containers are stacked at the port of Felixstowe, Britain January 28, 2021. Picture taken January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union has so far made trade more expensive due to delays and bureaucracy, and there could be […]

British Columbians have another tool to navigate the BC labor market and can search and find job opportunities on the go with the new easy-to-use WorkBC app. “About 80,000 British Columbians use WorkBC services each year,” said Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. “The new WorkBC app will make it easier for […]

“I can’t stress enough the difference a loving community makes,” says Gail McIlroy of Hawkestone, who also values ​​the staff at RVH and OSMH. The following is a personal account of living with cancer, written by Gail McIlroy of Hawkestone.********************As a young grandmother with seven grandchildren, I wanted to share some of my experiences on […]

While the Budget 2022-23 is presented as a “growth” support budget, under the hood it delivers a rather complicated message. To see that you have to decompress the budget and that means (with my apologies to the readers) wading through the numbers. But patience has its rewards. Let’s start with the deficit for the current […]