Global perspectives

Eurobarometer (July-August): The economic situation is the main concern of EU citizens in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

  In a difficult time, marked by the coronavirus pandemic, citizens' confidence in the European Union and its ability to make the right decisions in response to the pandemic remains constant. In the new Eurobarometer survey, published on 23 October 2020, European citizens identify the economic situation, the public finances of the Member States and

2020-10-27T16: 21: 20 + 03: 0026 October 2020|

Jobs Reset Summit: The impact of technology and COVID-19 on the way we work

  Between October 20-23, 2020, the World Economic Forum organizes the Jobs Reset Summit, an event that discusses issues such as creating decent jobs, redefining education, reinventing social contracts and relaunching the global economy. "We have long feared that technology will take our jobs. Now we face

2020-10-27T16: 21: 08 + 03: 0020 October 2020|

Call for action for the G20 on prioritizing regulatory cooperation

  In June 2020, the World Bank released its latest report on the global economic outlook, which presented a shocking conclusion: the crisis generated by COVID-19 is the worst crisis in eight decades, despite all the support policies implemented. Accordingly, IFAC appeals to decision makers

2020-10-27T16: 14: 45 + 03: 0020 October 2020|

Laying the groundwork for a resilient recovery

  At the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the two institutions issued a joint statement stressing the importance of a resilient global recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic continues to destabilize the health system, affect production, reduce jobs

2020-10-27T16: 20: 30 + 03: 0019 October 2020|

Fiscal policy for an unprecedented crisis

  The global executive has taken extraordinary measures worth about $ 12 trillion to mitigate the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all economic, social and health issues. The IMF analyzes the experiences of states in crisis management and discusses the measures they can take

2020-10-16T12: 45: 15 + 03: 0016 October 2020|

A new WTO report examines the relationship between the global intellectual property rights system and COVID-19

  The World Trade Organization (WTO) has published a report on how the global intellectual property rights system relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential contributions to efforts to manage this crisis. The report also highlights the WTO Agreement on the issues

2020-10-16T11: 51: 26 + 03: 0016 October 2020|

Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum: We must give up neoliberalism in the post-COVID-19 era

  Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, analyzes, in an article recently published on the Pandemic Forum platform, the change of ideological paradigm in the post-COVID-19 era. According to him, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world in unprecedented ways since the world wars, affecting all aspects of life. For the sustainable development of

2020-10-20T11: 09: 39 + 03: 0015 October 2020|

The European Commission will issue, under the SURE Instrument, a package of bonds with a social impact of 100 billion euros

  On 7 October 2020, the European Commission announced that it would issue a € 100 billion social impact bond package under the EU SURE Instrument. To this end, the Commission has also adopted a General Framework on Social Impact Bonds, independently assessed. the

2020-10-16T10: 29: 47 + 03: 008 October 2020|

Impact of COVID-19 on foreign investors: data from the second stage of the global survey

  Multinational companies have faced cascading effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand and supply shocks triggered a global recession; global value chains have been severely disrupted, and globally, governments are considering new rules that affect foreign investors. The result of this series of events

2020-10-14T10: 58: 17 + 03: 008 October 2020|

Study on accounting education in the context of COVID-19

  Accounting Education recently published a study on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response to its management in the field of accounting education in the opinion of 66 respondents from 45 states. The analysis highlights both the common problems in crisis management and the different responses to them. They are also highlighted

2020-10-06T15: 17: 19 + 03: 006 October 2020|
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